Products Medicinal mushrooms are commercially available, for example, in the form of capsules, tablets and as powders as dietary supplements or as individually prepared mixtures. Also used are the pure ingredients that are extracted, synthetically produced or semi-synthetically modified. These are usually registered as medicinal products. About mushrooms Fungi are a very diverse group of … Medicinal Mushrooms
Head fungus (tinea capitis) is an infection of the skin with so-called dermatophytes (skin fungi). The head fungus occurs mainly in children. It is assumed here that their immune system is not yet fully developed and is therefore susceptible to the pathogens. Head fungus (tinea capitis) is a contagious skin disease that usually affects the … Head Fungus (Tinea Capitis): Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Symptoms A nail fungus manifests as a white to yellow-brown discoloration of the nail, thickening, softening and deformation. The most common form of nail fungus is the so-called distal-lateral subungual onychomycosis, which often occurs on the big toe. In this case, the fungus grows into the nail bed at the outer end and laterally at … Nail Fungus Causes and Treatment
Products Antifungal products are commercially available as creams, ointments, powders, solutions, tablets, capsules, and injectables, among others. Structure and properties The antifungal agents are a structurally heterogeneous class of agents. However, several groups can be identified within the antifungals, such as the azole antifungals and the allylamines (see below). Effects Antifungals have antifungal, fungistatic, or … Antifungals
Griseofulvin is an antifungal agent used to treat infections of the skin with dermatophytes (filamentous fungi). It is a fungal toxin produced by the mold Penicillium griseofulvum. What is griseofulvin? As a fungal toxin, griseofulvin has antibiotic activity against filamentous fungi, which mainly affect the skin and its appendages, such as fingernails and toenails. Griseofulvin … Griseofulvin: Effects, Uses & Risks
Symptoms Photosensitivity often manifests like sunburn in extensive skin redness, pain, a burning sensation, blistering, and hyperpigmentation after healing. Other possible skin reactions include eczema, itching, urticaria, telangiectasia, tingling, and edema. The nails may also be affected less frequently and may peel off in front (photoonycholysis). The symptoms are limited to the areas of the … Photosensitivity
Epidermophyton floccosum is a species of fungus in the subgroup Eurotiomycetidae and the class Eurotiomycetes, classified in the Onygenales and below that in the fungal family Arthrodermataceae and genus Epidermophytes. The fungus is a dermatophyte and thus a possible causative agent of dermatophytosis. The infection is pathogenic to humans and manifests as skin and nail … Epidermophyton Floccosum: Infection, Transmission & Diseases
Microsporum is known as a genus of individual species of fungi that belong to the dermatophytes as well as Fungi imperfecti and are taxonomic representatives of the true tubular fungi. The most important members of the genus include representatives Microsporum audouinii, canis and gypseum species, which live on the skin of animals and humans, as … Microsporum: Infection, Transmission & Diseases
