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Background
Emergence of highly inflammatory genital dermatophyte infections has been reported from Southeast Asia. In view of this, knowledge of the non‐outbreak fungal flora of the genitals is required as a baseline study.
Objectives
We present our 12‐year experience in a tertiary clinic with the diagnosis of scrotal fungal infections.
Methods
A retrospective review was performed of patients...
Onychomycosis is a rare nail disorder in early childhood, while onychomadesis is a periodic idiopathic, non‐inflammatory disease that affects the nail matrix and is common in children especially in those who suffer from viral infections. In this study, we investigated recent cases of onychomycosis subsequent to periods of onychomadesis in children. Sixteen young children (six males, 10 females) with...
A first auricular case of chromoblastomycosis due to Fonsecaea nubica is reported in a 42‐year‐old Chinese male. He presented a slightly verrucous, erythematous plaque on his right auricle which had gradually extended over a 10‐year period, and the patient reported a history of dog flea sting before onset of the lesions. Diagnosis was based on histopathological and mycological examination of clinical...
A 56‐year‐old man who was under chemotherapy presented with a 2‐week history of erythema on the left palm, soles, glans penis and the foreskin with no itching and pain. Initially syphilid was suspected. However, both toluidine red unheated serum test (TRUST) and treponema pallidum particle agglutination assay (TPPA) were negative. Microscopy showed hyphae in all sites and skin culture revealed Trichophyton rubrum...
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