TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Superficial Fungal Infections
A1  - Prawer, Steven
A1  - Prawer, Scott
A1  - Bershow, Andrea
A2  - Soutor, Carol
A2  - Hordinsky, Maria K.
PY  - 2017
T2  - Clinical Dermatology
AB  - Most  superficial  fungal  infections  of  the  skin  are  caused  by  dermatophytes  or  yeasts.  They  rarely  cause  serious  illness,  but  fungal  infections  are  often  recurrent  or  chronic  in  otherwise  healthy  people.  The  availability  of  effective  over-the-counter  antifungal  medications  has  been  helpful  to  people  with  actual  fungal  infections,  but  these  medications  are  frequently  used  by  people  who  actually  have  other  skin  diseases  such  as  dermatitis.  One  of  the  main  diagnostic  problems  with  fungal  infections  is  that  they  closely  resemble  dermatitis  and  other  inflammatory  disorders.  Both  clinicians  and  patients  overdiagnose  and  underdiagnose  fungal  infections.  A  few  simple  clinical  points  can  help  avoid  misdiagnoses:  
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PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/19
UR  - dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1177004707
ER  -