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

A 41-year-old gym lover, Jamie Samnang, who thought her rash was a mosquito bite, had a highly contagious ringworm infection, which she picked up from her gym equipment. Jamie said a small rash slowly ...

“It's the perfect breeding ground for fungal growth.” Ringworm (tinea) is a common fungal infection of the hair (tinea capitis), skin, or nails (onychomycosis). The contagious infection gets ...

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

Dermatophytosis - also known as ringworm or tinea – is a fungal infection of the skin, hair and nails and is estimated to affect up to a quarter of the global population. One of its main causes ...

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 ...

New Delhi: Hetero Healthcare has got approval from the Subject Expert Committee (SEC) functional under the Central Drug ...

Onychomycosis, or fungal infection of the nail ... When caused by dermatophytes, the infection is called tinea unguium. While there is a low prevalence of this disease in developed countries ...

Sometimes, ringworm develops on the scalp. This is called tinea capitis. Symptoms of a fungal infection on the scalp include: severe itching patches of hair loss scalp boils severe dandruff Scalp ...

Tinea pedis, more commonly known as athlete’s foot, is a highly contagious fungal infection that develops on the feet. A fungus calledTrichophyton causes athlete’s foot. This fungus thrives in ...