Open AccessA prospective study of the epidemiological and clinical patterns of recurrent dermatophytosis at a tertiary care hospital in India
Author(s) -
Shruti Pathania,
Shivaprakash M. Rudramurthy,
Tarun Narang,
Uma Nahar Saikia,
Sunil Dogra
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology, venereology, and leprology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.514
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 0973-3922
pISSN - 0378-6323
DOI - 10.4103/ijdvl.ijdvl_645_17
Subject(s) - itraconazole , terbinafine , medicine , fluconazole , trichophyton rubrum , dermatophyte , griseofulvin , dermatology , trichophyton , outpatient clinic , epidemiology , microsporum canis , antifungal
Recurrent and clinically unresponsive dermatophytosis is being increasingly encountered in our country. It runs a protracted course with exacerbations and remissions. However, there is little information regarding the extent of the problem and the characteristics of recurrent dermatophytosis in published literature.