Article
Mycology - an update. Part 1: Dermatomycoses: causative agents, epidemiology and pathogenesis.
Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft = Journal of the German Society of Dermatology : JDDG - 1 Mar 2014
Nenoff Pietro, Krüger Constanze, Ginter-Hanselmayer Gabriele, Tietz Hans-Jürgen
Abstract excerpt
Dermatomycoses are caused most commonly by dermatophytes. The anthropophilic dermatophyte Trichophyton rubrum is still the most frequent causative agent worldwide. Keratinolytic enzymes, e.g. hydrolases and keratinases, are important virulence factors of T. rubrum. Recently, the cysteine dioxygenase was found as new virulence factor. Predisposing host factors play a similarly important role for the development of...
Topics
- Arthrodermataceae
- Causality
- Comorbidity
- Dermatomycoses
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Evidence-Based Medicine
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Immune System Diseases
- Prevalence