Medically reviewed by William Truswell, MD Tinea versicolor is a common skin infection caused by a fungus called Malassezia.

Cutaneous fungal infections that generally require systemic antifungal therapy include tinea capitis and onychomycosis. Tinea capitis, which is most often caused by Trichophyton tonsurans ...

Conditions that may cause a rash that looks similar to an inverse pityriasis rosea rash include psoriasis, the fungal infections tinea corporis and tinea versicolor, lichen planus, parapsoriasis ...

Jamie Samnang from Maryland, US, was 'shocked' and 'disgusted' after she contracted ringworm from her local gym after ...

Tinea infections are quite common in the general population as well, but in homeless people they often represent a portal of entry for fungal and bacterial pathogens that, in the setting of ...

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Certain fungal infections may result in white spots on your skin. One condition is called tinea versicolor or pityriasis versicolor which is a fungal or yeast skin rash. Pityriasis versicolor occurs ...

Fungi can keep us healthy or cause disease. As climate change drives fungi to adapt, their impact on our health is changing.

New cases of a dangerous, drug-resistant fungus have been identified in at least two states’ hospital systems.

Television presenter Paddy McGuinness says he discovered 'white patches' on his skin while he was sunbathing in Malaysia ...

Paddy McGuinness has opened up about a skin condition he developed while he was in Malaysia filming his latest Channel 4 show ...

A circular rash isn't always ringworm. While the bullseye circle rash is typical of ringworm, a fungal infection, the cause also can be an allergic reaction, skin disorder, or other type of skin ...