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Review
. 2017 Apr 25;4(2):78-89.
doi: 10.17294/2330-0698.1418. eCollection 2017 Spring.

Fungal Infections From Human and Animal Contact

Dennis J Baumgardner  1
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Review

Fungal Infections From Human and Animal Contact

Dennis J Baumgardner. J Patient Cent Res Rev. .

Abstract

Fungal infections in humans resulting from human or animal contact are relatively uncommon, but they include a significant proportion of dermatophyte infections. Some of the most commonly encountered diseases of the integument are dermatomycoses. Human or animal contact may be the source of all types of tinea infections, occasional candidal infections, and some other types of superficial or deep fungal infections. This narrative review focuses on the epidemiology, clinical features, diagnosis and treatment of anthropophilic dermatophyte infections primarily found in North America. Other human-acquired and zoonotic fungal infections also are discussed in brief.

Keywords: Arthrodermataceae; Candida; dermatomycoses; tinea; zoonoses.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest None.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Seborrheic tinea capitis. (Photograph courtesy of RegionalDerm.com and Dr. Gary White.)
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Figure 2
Black dot tinea capitis. (Photograph courtesy of RegionalDerm.com and Dr. Gary White.)
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Figure 3
Kerion tinea capitis. (Photograph reprinted from Bennassar A, Grimalt R. Management of tinea capitis in childhood. Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol. 2010;3:89–98, with permission from Dove Medical Press Ltd.)
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Figure 4
Tinea barbae. (Photograph courtesy of RegionalDerm.com and Dr. Gary White.)
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Figure 5
Tinea corporis. (Photograph courtesy of RegionalDerm.com and Dr. Gary White.)
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Figure 6
Tinea manuum.
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Figure 7
Tinea cruris. (Photograph courtesy of RegionalDerm.com and Dr. Gary White.)
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Figure 8
Tinea pedis. In this case, the interdigital type is present, in addition to spread along the sole of the foot which, when complete, would represent the moccasin-type distribution. (Photograph courtesy of RegionalDerm.com and Dr. Gary White.)
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Figure 9
Mild case of mixed moccasin distribution tinea pedis and vescicular type (arrows) (original photograph).
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Figure 10
Distal and lateral subungual onychomycosis (original photograph). This photograph was taken several years after traumatic onycholysis.
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Figure 11
Majocchi’s granuloma. (Photograph reprinted from Kurian A, Haber RM. Tinea corporis gladitorium presenting as Majocchi granuloma. ISRN Dermatol. 2011;2011:767589, with permission from the authors under the Creative Commons Attribution License.)
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Figure 12
Id reaction, in this case on the arm, in response to a primary inflammatory condition the leg. (Photograph courtesy of RegionalDerm.com and Dr. Gary White.)
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