| cl | | | | are known as yeast naturally existed in the |
| Defining skin fungal infection | | | | human body. Dermatophytes are the occasional |
| ⢠A dermatophyte, a parasitic fungus | | | | organisms positively move according to |
| often becomes the cause of skin infection. The | | | | environmental conditions as they develop in |
| term dermatophyte contains âimperfect | | | | human body and infect top layer of the skin and |
| fungiâ of the species like | | | | nails as well as hair. |
| Epidermophyton, Microsporum and Trichophyton. | | | | ⢠There are various kinds of fungal skin |
| The most common forms of skin fungus are | | | | infections such as ringworm (Tinea Corporis), |
| ringworm, althletâs foot and cutaneous | | | | Athletâs foot (Tinea Pedis), nail ringworm |
| candidiasis. | | | | (Tinea Unguium), jock itch (Tinea Cruris), beard |
| ⢠Fungi are cluster of organs which often | | | | ringworm (Tinea Barbae), scalp ringworm (Tinea |
| becomes the reason for skin infections. The fungi | | | | capitis) and Candida. |