Dermatophytes and Dermatophytoses

lt;p>Jean-Philippe Bouchara, University of Angers, Centre Hospitalier, Angers, France

Pietro Nenoff, Laboratory for Medical Microbiology, Rötha, Germany

Current taxonomy of dermatophytes: Introduction to dermatophytes.-  Clinical aspects: Dermatophytes and dermatophytic fungi worldwide.-  Onychomycosis in the 21st Century- An update on epidemiology and diagnosis.-  Invasive dermatophytosis:  clinical presentations, diagnosis, and treatment.-  Unusual dermatophytosis and emerging dermatophyte species.-  Non-dermatophyte dermatoses mimicking dermatophytoses in animals.- Pathogenesis of dermatophytosis: Experimental models of dermatophytosis.-  Transcriptomic studies of host-dermatophyte interactions.-  Genetic predictors of susceptibility to dermatophytes.- Epidemiology of dermatophytes and dermatophytosis.-  The Trichophyton rubrum complex.- Microsporumferrugineum- the renaissance of a forgotten dermatophyte.-  Trichophyton mentagrophytes ITS genotypes VII in Germany.-  Trends in epidemiology of dermatophytosis in Iran.-  Onychomycosis in adults: a clinical perspective from Mexico.-  Tinea capitis in school children: current status.- Biological diagnosis and treatment of dermatophytosis:  The potential of molecular diagnosis in the routine dermatology.- Laboratory diagnosis of dermatophytosis.-  MALDI-TOF-based identification of dermatophytes.-  Antifungal susceptibility testing of dermatophytes.-  Terbinafine and itraconazole resistance in dermatophytes.-  New antifungal agents and new formulations against dermatophytes.-  Are natural products an alternative therapy for dermatophytes?