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Chronic tinea infection

MedGen UID:
1685152
Concept ID:
C5139226
Disease or Syndrome
HPO: HP:0032259

Definition

The term tinea means fungal infection, whereas dermatophyte refers to the fungal organisms that cause tinea. This term refers to a tinea infection that is chronic or recalcitrant to treatment and may be reflective of an immune defect. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVChronic tinea infection

Conditions with this feature

Predisposition to invasive fungal disease due to CARD9 deficiency
MedGen UID:
347128
Concept ID:
C1859353
Disease or Syndrome
A rare genetic primary immunodeficiency with characteristics of increased susceptibility to fungal infections that typically manifest as recurrent, chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis, systemic candidiasis with meningoencephalitis and deep dermatophytosis. Dermatophytes invade skin, hair, nails, lymph nodes and brain, resulting in erythematosquamous lesions, nodular subcutaneous or ulcerative infiltrations, severe onychomycosis and lymphadenopathy.

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Rupert J, Honeycutt JD
Am Fam Physician 2022 Jan 1;105(1):55-64. PMID: 35029946
Saleem MD, Oussedik E, Picardo M, Schoch JJ
J Am Acad Dermatol 2019 May;80(5):1233-1250.e10. Epub 2018 Sep 17 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2018.07.070. PMID: 30236514
Gupta AK, Mays RR, Versteeg SG, Shear NH, Piguet V
Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther 2018 Dec;16(12):929-938. Epub 2018 Nov 13 doi: 10.1080/14787210.2018.1544891. PMID: 30411650

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

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Int J Pharm Compd 2023 Nov-Dec;27(6):494-502. PMID: 38100667
Bystritsky RJ
Infect Dis Clin North Am 2021 Mar;35(1):49-60. doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2020.10.002. PMID: 33494874
Raoult D, Foucault C, Brouqui P
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Faergemann J
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Diagnosis

Bystritsky RJ
Infect Dis Clin North Am 2021 Mar;35(1):49-60. doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2020.10.002. PMID: 33494874
Leung AKC, Lam JM, Leong KF, Leung AAM, Wong AHC, Hon KL
Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2020;14(2):146-155. doi: 10.2174/1872213X14666200810152246. PMID: 32778043
Saleem MD, Oussedik E, Picardo M, Schoch JJ
J Am Acad Dermatol 2019 May;80(5):1233-1250.e10. Epub 2018 Sep 17 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2018.07.070. PMID: 30236514
Allmon A, Deane K, Martin KL
Am Fam Physician 2015 Aug 1;92(3):211-6. PMID: 26280141
Ilkit M, Durdu M
Crit Rev Microbiol 2015;41(3):374-88. Epub 2014 Feb 4 doi: 10.3109/1040841X.2013.856853. PMID: 24495093

Therapy

Butler DC, Berger T, Elmariah S, Kim B, Chisolm S, Kwatra SG, Mollanazar N, Yosipovitch G
JAMA 2024 Jun 25;331(24):2114-2124. doi: 10.1001/jama.2024.4899. PMID: 38809527
Bystritsky RJ
Infect Dis Clin North Am 2021 Mar;35(1):49-60. doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2020.10.002. PMID: 33494874
Leung AKC, Lam JM, Leong KF, Leung AAM, Wong AHC, Hon KL
Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2020;14(2):146-155. doi: 10.2174/1872213X14666200810152246. PMID: 32778043
Allmon A, Deane K, Martin KL
Am Fam Physician 2015 Aug 1;92(3):211-6. PMID: 26280141
Taplin D
J Invest Dermatol 1976 Jul;67(1):177-81. doi: 10.1111/1523-1747.ep12513020. PMID: 778288

Prognosis

Leung AKC, Lam JM, Leong KF, Leung AAM, Wong AHC, Hon KL
Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2020;14(2):146-155. doi: 10.2174/1872213X14666200810152246. PMID: 32778043
Gupta AK, Carviel J, Shear NH
J Cutan Med Surg 2018 May/Jun;22(3):318-322. Epub 2017 Dec 1 doi: 10.1177/1203475417745827. PMID: 29191054
Allmon A, Deane K, Martin KL
Am Fam Physician 2015 Aug 1;92(3):211-6. PMID: 26280141
Gupta AK, Chow M, Daniel CR, Aly R
Dermatol Clin 2003 Jul;21(3):431-62. doi: 10.1016/s0733-8635(03)00032-9. PMID: 12956197
Faergemann J
J Am Acad Dermatol 1994 Sep;31(3 Pt 2):S18-20. doi: 10.1016/s0190-9622(08)81261-3. PMID: 8077501

Clinical prediction guides

Butler DC, Berger T, Elmariah S, Kim B, Chisolm S, Kwatra SG, Mollanazar N, Yosipovitch G
JAMA 2024 Jun 25;331(24):2114-2124. doi: 10.1001/jama.2024.4899. PMID: 38809527
Leung AKC, Lam JM, Leong KF, Leung AAM, Wong AHC, Hon KL
Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2020;14(2):146-155. doi: 10.2174/1872213X14666200810152246. PMID: 32778043
Leung AKC, Leong KF, Lam JM
Curr Pediatr Rev 2019;15(3):170-174. doi: 10.2174/1573396315666190207151941. PMID: 30734680
Gupta AK, Foley KA
G Ital Dermatol Venereol 2019 Feb;154(1):50-55. Epub 2018 Apr 19 doi: 10.23736/S0392-0488.18.06001-7. PMID: 29683287
Romano C
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Recent systematic reviews

Gupta AK, Stec N, Bamimore MA, Foley KA, Shear NH, Piguet V
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2020 Mar;34(3):580-588. Epub 2019 Dec 15 doi: 10.1111/jdv.16101. PMID: 31746067
Hedayati MT, Taghizadeh Armaki M, Yazdani Charati J, Hedayati N, Seyedmousavi S, Denning DW
J Infect Dev Ctries 2018 Oct 31;12(10):910-918. doi: 10.3855/jidc.10476. PMID: 32004161
Quirke M, Ayoub F, McCabe A, Boland F, Smith B, O'Sullivan R, Wakai A
Br J Dermatol 2017 Aug;177(2):382-394. Epub 2017 Jul 25 doi: 10.1111/bjd.15186. PMID: 27864837
To MJ, Brothers TD, Van Zoost C
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