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Tinea Infections: Athlete's Foot, Jock Itch And Ringworm
Brochure from the American Academy of Family Physicians explaining tinea infections, symptoms, treatments Category Health Conditions and Diseases Fungal Ringworm fungal infections are named for the part of the body they infect. It can beharder to get rid of fungal infections on other parts of the body.
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Extractions: Tinea Infections: Athlete's Foot, Jock Itch and Ringworm What is tinea? Tinea is a fungus that can grow on your skin, hair or nails. As it grows, it spreads out in a circle, leaving normal-looking skin in the middle. This makes it look like a ring. At the edge of the ring, the skin is lifted up by the irritation and looks red and scaly. To some people, the infection looks like a worm is under the skin. Because of the way it looks, tinea infection is often called "ringworm." However, there really isn't a worm under the skin. How did I get a fungal infection? You can get a fungal infection by touching a person who has one. Some kinds of fungi live on damp surfaces, like the floors in public showers or locker rooms. You can easily pick up a fungus there. You can even catch a fungal infection from your pets. Dogs and cats, as well as farm animals, can be infected with a fungus. Often this infection looks like a patch of skin where fur is missing. What areas of the body are affected by tinea infections? Fungal infections are named for the part of the body they infect. Tinea corporis is a fungal infection of the skin on the body. ("Corporis" is the Latin word for body.) If you have this infection, you may see small, red spots that grow into large rings almost anywhere on your arms, legs or chest.
Virtual Hospital: Fungal Infections Of The Sinuses, Introduction
fungal infections of the Sinuses. Editor Thomas J. Boeve, MD Departmentof Otolaryngology. The University of Iowa. Peer Review Status
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Extractions: In 1978, Titche presented a search of 110 cases, including 25 cases from the Sudan, where a particularly aggressive form of the disease was seen. Aspergillus flavus was the most common cause. Fungal sinusitis has emerged as a more vital health problem in modern times because of increased travel into and out of endemic areas, immune deficient states such as AIDS, immunosuppression for transplantation and from chemotherapy, and the more prevalent use of long-term, broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy. Poorly-controlled diabetes remains a problem. However, improved means of clinical detection and laboratory diagnosis have more clearly identified affected individuals. Mycology Fungi are found mainly in air, dust, soil, plants, and decaying organic matter. They adhere to dust particles and are inhaled and deposited on the nasal and paranasal sinus mucosa. The warm, moist environment of the upper respiratory tract is an ideal environment for the proliferation of these organisms. However, they are rarely pathogenic because host resistance is high except under favorable growth conditions in highly susceptible individuals. Fungi are closely related to bacteria. They possess a unique property called dimorphism, meaning that they may exist both as a spore form and as a branching, mycelial form, depending on environmental conditions. There is a wide range of morphologic types. The presence or absence of segmentations or septa of the hyphae often distinguishes the species. The hyphae branch like a tree from a central stem or from a common node such as Rhizopus. The terminal buds may exhibit a spherical sporangia or are arrayed in clusters like the conidiophores of Aspergillus. These fungi grow best on Sabouraud's agar. They are, however, difficult to grow and it may take weeks to produce identifiable colonies. The most commonly seen mycotic organisms in the Western world are Aspergillus, Mucor, Rhizopus, and Alternaria.
Fungal Infection Information At IVillage.com
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Nizoral, Ketoconazole Buy Online Best Price Pharmacy Antifungal Drug
Benign prostatic hyperplasia. Cancer. Diabetes mellitus, type 2. fungal infections.General premature aging. HIVinfection (AIDS). Hypertension. Hyperlipidemia.
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The Body: Fungal Infections In HIV Disease
Research and articles on fungal infections, at The Body, the most comprehensiveAIDS/HIV resource on the Internet. The Body The HIV/AIDS Authority.
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Candidiasis And Other Fungal Infections - The Body: An AIDS And HIV Information
Candidiasis and Other fungal infections. Male Yeast Infection (Mar 12,2002) Chronic yeast infections of the mouth (Mar 12, 2002) PLEASE
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Fungal Infections Information
fungal infections. My pharmacy health information fungal infections.
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Extractions: Athlete's foot Candida Oral thrush Sweat rash ... Fungal infections books Information counter No web site can come near to giving the advice of a health professional. Information on this site is for your guidance only. You should confirm that it is correct for you as an individual, before you use it, by checking it with your own doctor or pharmacist.
Fungal Infections Medicines
fungal infections medicines. My pharmacy medicines fungal infectionsare quite common, and include athlete's foot, vaginal thrush
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THE MERCK MANUAL, Sec. 17, Ch. 227, Urinary Tract Infections
click here for navigation help. fungal infections. (See also Ch. 158.). Etiology.fungal infections of the urinary tract primarily affect the bladder and kidneys.
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Extractions: This Publication Is Searchable The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy Section 17. Genitourinary Disorders Chapter 227. Urinary Tract Infections Topics Bacterial Infections Fungal Infections Parasitic Infections Interstitial Cystitis Fungal Infections (See also Ch. 158. Etiology Fungal infections of the urinary tract primarily affect the bladder and kidneys. Candida sp, the most common cause, are normal commensals of humans and are frequently recovered from the oral cavity, GI tract, vagina, and damaged skin. However, all invasive fungi (eg, Cryptococcus neoformans, Aspergillus sp, Mucoraceae sp, histoplasmosis, blastomycosis, coccidioidomycosis) may infect the kidneys as part of systemic or disseminated mycotic infection. Lower UTI with Candida is mainly due to local urinary catheters. In general, most Foley catheter-related fungal infection follows bacteriuria and antibiotic therapy, although Candida and bacterial infections frequently occur simultaneously. Renal candidiasis is usually spread hematogenously and commonly originates from the GI tract. Ascending infection from nephrostomy tubes, other permanent indwelling devices, and stents also occurs. At high risk are patients who are immunocompromised because of neoplasm, AIDS, chemotherapy, or immunosuppressive drugs. A major nosocomial source of candidemia in such patients is an indwelling intravascular catheter. Renal transplantation increases the risk because of the combination of indwelling catheters, stents, antibiotics, anastomotic leaks, obstruction, and immunosuppressive therapy.
THE MERCK MANUALHome Edition, Sec. 17, Ch. 185, Fungal
fungal infections. A type of plant, fungi include molds and mushrooms. Risk Factorsfor Developing fungal infections. Therapy that suppresses the immune system.
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Management Of Fungal Infections In The High-Risk Patient
Management of fungal infections in the HighRisk Patient CME Moderator JohnE. Bennett, MD; Faculty David W. Warnock, PhD; Kieren A. Marr, MD; Kent A
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Fungal Infections
41st Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapyfungal infections CME December 16 19, 2001, Chicago, Illinois
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Fungal Infections In Dogs
Sometimes fungal infections of the skin occur because there is an underlying problem,such as an immune mediated disease (discoid lupus, phemphigus) and biopsy
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Web Site Aids Diagnosis, Treatment Of Fungal Infections
News Releases MIT News Office Search Comments MIT. Web site aids diagnosis,treatment of fungal infections. JULY 1, 2002 Contact Information.
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Extractions: Contact Information CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Physicians and medical students from around the world can now access a new interactive web-based guide developed at MIT for understanding and managing invasive fungal infections, including those that attack AIDS patients. "Creating this educational tool is a response to the recent increase in life-threatening fungal infections due to the rise of people with immunosuppressed diseases such as AIDS and, ironically, the increase in transplantation successes," said Dr. Robert H. Rubin, the project's editor in chief and director of the Center for Experimental Pharmacology and Therapeutics at the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology (HST). "The availability of new antifungal drugs for treatment and the development of new diagnostic methods and strategies for controlling the disease was also a determining factor in developing this course," added Rubin, who is also associate director of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital. "
‘Virtual Grand Rounds’: Rx For Fungal Infections
WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 2002. Virtual Grand Rounds Rx for fungal infections.By Janet Wasserstein Ctr. for Advanced Educational Svcs.
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Extractions: Ctr. for Advanced Educational Svcs. Physicians and medical students from around the world can now access a new interactive web-based guide developed at MIT for understanding and managing invasive fungal infections, including those that attack AIDS patients. Fungal Infections: Virtual Grand Rounds The free web site, funded through a grant from Pfizer Inc., presents an overview of the most common types of fungal infections and provides the tools to diagnose and treat the disease. To that end, it offers lectures from world experts using the latest in streaming media technology, as well as a collection of interactive case studies that ask the physician to make critical decisions in each case. July 17 Tech Talk Search MIT News ... MIT
Fungal Infections: Bacterial Infections And Mycoses: Simple Facts
fungal infections Give fungal infections the All Clear. One of fungalinfections. Most fungal infections are commonly called tinea.
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Extractions: Many people know they are suffering from a yeast infection, jock itch or athletes foot, but never really realised that these are all different types of fungal infections. Most fungal infections are commonly called tinea. You can get tinea infections on your body (for example ringworm, jock itch), or on your feet, nails or scalp.
Topical And Oral Treatments For Foot Fungal Infections [January 2003; 107-3]
Bandolier. Bandolier Library. search. Topical and oral treatments for foot fungalinfections. Figure 4 Oral treatments for fungal foot infections (daily doses).
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Extractions: Fungal infections of the foot are remarkably common, affecting about 15% of people in the UK. Topical fungicides, some available without prescription from chemists, are the first treatment option. When they fail, oral fungicides can be tried. Two systematic reviews tell us how effective these are. Systematic reviews Both systematic reviews [1,2] had a wide search strategy for randomised trials. As well as at least 10 electronic databases, several journals were hand searched and companies and schools of podiatry in the UK were asked for unpublished trials. For skin infections, only trials that used microscopy and culture were included. The outcome was cure rate at follow up from the reported mycological results, with negative results on microscopy and no growth on culture. Results for topical azoles Twelve trials with more than 10 patients in both treatment groups compared azoles with placebo (Figure 1). Usually treatment was for four to six weeks, and follow up for four to 10 weeks.
Fish Health, Fungal Infections, And Pfiesteria
Fish Health, fungal infections, and Pfiesteria The Role of the US GeologicalSurvey. Problem. The Cause of Fish Lesions fungal infections or Pfiesteria?
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Extractions: Fish Health, Fungal Infections, and Pfiesteria : The Role of the U.S. Geological Survey Problem The increasing incidence of fish-health problems, ranging from small external sores and lesions to large-scale fish kills, is of growing concern in the Chesapeake Bay and other Mid-Atlantic estuaries. Fish kills have been reported in North Carolina since the early 1990's. Reports of skin lesions on fish in the summer and fall of 1996 and 1997 in the Pocomoke River, Maryland, and other tributaries of Chesapeake Bay stimulated a great deal of public and scientific interest. These skin lesions ranged from small pinpoint hemorrhages to abrasions to deep ulcers. In addition, there were two fish kills, involving primarily Atlantic menhaden, in the Pocomoke River during August 1997. The fish kills, as well as the variety of fish lesions, have been blamed on the presence of a toxic dinoflagellate, Pfiesteria piscicida , or Pfiesteria -like dinoflagellates.
Fungal Infections
fungal infections. Topics covered in this section include ..introductoryremarks; fungal pathogens; types of infection; opportunistic
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Gilead -- Fungal Infections
Once rare, systemic fungal infections are becoming increasingly commonin hospital settings. Patients most at risk include transplant
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Extractions: Once rare, systemic fungal infections are becoming increasingly common in hospital settings. Patients most at risk include transplant and chemotherapy patients, HIV patients, elderly patients and patients with compromised immune systems. Some of the most common blood-borne fungal infections are aspergillosis, candidiasis and cryptococcosis. Fortunately, many systemic fungal infections can be effectively treated with currently available therapeutics.

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