IADVL Manual on Management of Dermatophytoses

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Front Cover Half Title Page Copyright Contributors Foreword Foreword Preface Contents 1. Epidemiological Transformation of Dermatophytes in India: Changing Morphological Patterns 2. Epidemiological Transformation of Dermatophytes in India: Mycological Evidence 3. Investigations for Diagnosing Dermatophyte Infection 4. Dermoscopy of Dermatophytoses 5. General Measures for Treating Fungal Infections 6. Topical Therapies for Treatment of Dermatophytosis 7. Role of Antifungal Powders, Soaps and Washes 8. Systemic Agents for Treatment of Dermatophytoses 9. Rationale of use of Antifungal Drugs Based on Skin Pharmacokinetics 10. Steroid Modified Tinea 11. Overview of Causes and Treatment of Recalcitrant Dermatophytoses 12. Treatment of Dermatophytic Infection of Hair 13. Treatment of Dermatophytic Infection of Nail 14. Treatment of Fungal Infections in Special Conditions 15. Special Procedures: Laser, PDT Treatment for Dermatophytoses 16. Scenarios Case 1: A Management Protocol in Clinical Practice Case 2: Microsporum Canis: An Unusual Cause of Tinea Corporis Case 3: A Different Oral Azole and its Results Case 4: An Unusual cause of Onychomycosis Case 5: Tinea with Steroid Induced Ulcers Case 6: Ciclopirox: Recalling a Forgotten Ally in our Fight Against Cutaneous Mycoses in the Era of Rampant Antifungal Therapeutic Failure and Rising Azole Resistance Case 7: Tinea Management in a Child Case 8: Itraconazole use in Tinea Corporis Case 9: Majocchi’s Granuloma Case 10: Griseofulvin in Tinea Capitis Case 11: Tinea Incognito—A Management Protocol Case 12: Using an Apparently Ineffective Drug with Effective Results: Terbinafine, Ketoconazole and Synergism Case 13: The Patient who did not Respond to the Most Expensive Brand of Itraconazole Case 14: The National Plague-steroid Abuse. How to Tackle it in the Context of Tinea Case 15: They do not Promote it but it has its advantages: Fluconazole Case 16: Griseofulvin as an Alternative in Resource Restricted Setup Case 17: Look for Tinea before and after You Prescribe Potent Topical Corticosteroids Case 18: A Quasi Multidrug Therapy with the Anchor oral Drug Up Dosed and Prolongedwith a Different Class of Topical Agent Attacking the Dermatophytes Utilizing a Different Mechanisms of Action Index Back Cover