Publications by authors named "Jesse M Fike"
J Cutan Med Surg
August 2018
Article Synopsis
- Microsporum gypseum is a dermatophyte found in soil, primarily affecting keratinous materials, and can cause skin infections in humans, including tinea corporis and tinea capitis, though it rarely causes nail infections (onychomycosis).
- A case study details a 32-year-old man's infection linked to a pet rat he adopted 10 years ago, where nail and skin symptoms were diagnosed and treated successfully with terbinafine over a total of 12 weeks.
- The rise in M gypseum onychomycosis cases is attributed to the fungus evolving from a soil organism to a human pathogen, likely influenced by increased interactions with domestic animals; treatment typically requires
