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Tinea manuum

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Hand

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Tinea cruris

“ jock itch”

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Groin

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Tinea pedis

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” Athlete Foot”

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Tinea corporis

“ ringworm “

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Body, trunk and limbs

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Tinea unguium

- onychomycosis

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Fungal infection of nail

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Tinea capitis

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Head

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Dermatophytosis Dx

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KOH - potassium hydroxide wet mount preparation
- dissolves keratin but fungal walls remain intact
- branching, filamentous hyphae
DTM culture for Tinea capitis

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Tx of Tinea capitis

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Systemic:
Griseofulvin 8wk course
Terbinafine
Itraconazole

Try to clear fomites from home

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Candidiasis

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  • Yeast infection

- Affects intertriginous area, mouth, esophagus

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Candidiasis Tx

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Anti fungal cream

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Tinea Versicolor

“Pityriasis Versicolor”

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Caused by:

  • Pityrosporum orbiculare or
  • Malassezia furfur
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Pityriasis Versicolor Tx

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Anti-fungus

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Adult fungal tx

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Tinea pedis
Tinea corporis
Tinea cruris

First line tx:

  • clotrimazole cream
  • miconazole cream
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Onycholysis is

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Oral Terbinafine 12 wks

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Tinea Versicolor

“Pityriasis Versicolor”

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KOH exam

  • “Spaghetti and meatballs”
    • short hyphae and small round spores ( yeast form)
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Tinea Versicolor

“Pityriasis Versicolor”

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Light or dark macula and patches with mild prupritis

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Tinea Versicolor

“Pityriasis Versicolor”

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Tx

  1. Anti fungal shampoos
  2. Imidazole cream
    • ketoconazole
    • clotrimazole
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Intertrigo

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= inflammation of large skin folds
   - inframammary fold
   - gluteal cleft
   - inguinal creases
   - folds under pannus (abdomen)
Up to 10% of intertrigo is complicated by candida yeast colonization
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Candida

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Fungal culture may be more sensitive than KOH for candida.

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Candida

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Tx clotrimazole

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Seborrheic dermatitis

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Inflammatory reaction to Malassezia (Pityrosporum ovals) yeast that thrives on Seborrheic (oil-producing) skin

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Seborrheic dermatitis

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Erythema scaling patches on the scalp, hairline, eyebrows, eyelids, central face and nasolabial folds, external auditory canals, or central chest.

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Seborrheic dermatitis

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Ketoconazole cream

Steroids cream

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