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Dermatol Ther (Heidelb)
January 2025
Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, 2 Wanglang Road, Bangkok Noi, Bangkok, 10700, Thailand.
Introduction: A novel antifungal formulation combining zinc oxide nanoparticles and Whitfield's spirit solution (ZnO-WFs) was developed to enhance the treatment of superficial fungal foot infections.
Methods: This 8-week, randomized, double-blinded controlled trial compared the efficacy, safety, and cost-effectiveness of ZnO-WFs with those of Whitfield's spirit solution (WFs) alone and a zinc oxide nanoparticle solution (ZnOs). Seventy of the 84 enrolled patients completed the trial.
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January 2025
Bako Diagnostics, Alpharetta, GA 30005, USA.
Up to one-quarter of the United States population is affected by tinea pedis (athlete's foot). Tinea pedis of the web space (interdigital tinea pedis) is a common clinical presentation causing skin macerations and fissures. A "dermatophytosis complex" (i.
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January 2025
Guru Gobind Singh College of Pharmacy, Yamunanagar, Haryana, 135001, India.
Background: Tinea infections are superficial fungal infections caused by three species of fungi (i.e. Epidermophyton, Microsporum, and Trichophyton) collectively termed dermatophytes.
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December 2024
Biofunctional Sciences, Department of Integrated Health Sciences, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
A wide variety of microbial species, including Trichophyton spp., have been detected in diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs). In particular, Trichophyton spp.
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December 2024
Laboratory of Medical Mycology, Department of Dermatology, Jining No. 1 People's Hospital, Jining, Shandong Province, China; Department of Dermatology, Jining No. 1 People's Hospital, Jining, Shandong Province, China. Electronic address:
Background: Post-traumatic Fusarium infection is rare. Arterial occlusive disease, a common vascular disorder in the elderly, often leads to ischemic necrosis of the lower extremities, which in turn increases the likelihood of secondary infections. Those secondary infections can be caused by bacteria, virus, or fungi.
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