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Fungal infections like ringworm affect skin, hair, and nails in humans and animals, requiring culture for diagnosis and specific treatments.

Hair shaft abnormalities can help distinguish mycosis fungoides from other skin conditions.

Scalp biopsies from dermatomyositis patients show chronic hair loss without scarring, with mucin and blood vessel changes being very common.

Nested PCR can reliably identify fungal infections when traditional methods fail.

Malassezia fungi may contribute to hair loss and inflammation in androgenetic alopecia.

Kerion, a severe scalp infection, causes hair loss and needs oral antifungal treatment.

Malassezia yeast plays a key role in dandruff and seborrhoeic dermatitis.

A young cat had a rare fungal infection caused by Microsporum gypseum.

Folliculotropic mycosis fungoides can look like alopecia areata.

Dermatophytosis in cats is treated with antifungal medications.

Misdiagnosed skin infections led to ineffective treatments and serious complications.

Trichoscopy can help diagnose and decide when to biopsy folliculotropic mycosis fungoides.

Two southern chamois in the Eastern Pyrenees had skin infections caused by a fungus.

The hair cuticle acts as a barrier against fungal infection, which occurs only deep within the hair follicle.

An adult had a rare scalp infection in the forehead area, treated successfully with itraconazole.

Certain fungi protect skin health, but changes can allow harmful fungi to cause serious infections, needing more research for treatment and control.

A fungal infection caused the skin issue, and it was cured with antifungal treatment.

A cat had a rare fungal infection caused by Microsporum gypseum.

Alopecia areata can show unusual red-dotted vessels and dithranol treatment may mask typical patterns.

Some immunosuppressed patients can get unusual skin infections from Malassezia, which can be treated with antifungal medication.

Humans, especially vulnerable groups, can catch skin infections from small mammals.

Dermatophytosis in cats is a contagious skin disease that requires treating the infected cat, other pets, and the environment.

Systemic antifungals are effective in treating skin fungal infections.

Two cats and their owner in Turkey were successfully treated for a rare fungal infection with fluconazole.

Dermoscopy helps diagnose folliculotropic mycosis fungoides by identifying specific skin patterns.

A man had a unique case of three skin conditions happening together.

A rare scalp infection in a child developed into a kerion with additional skin symptoms.

Some skin conditions are associated with other serious diseases, and office microscopy may miss many fungal infections.