Tinea Versicolor - An Epidemiology |
| Mahendra Kumar Rai, Sonali Wankhade* |
| Department of Biotechnology, SGB Amravati University, Amravati 444 602, Maharashtra, India |
| *Corresponding author: |
Dr. Sonali Wankhade,
Department of Biotechnology,
SGB Amravati University, Amravati 444 602,
Maharashtra, India |
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| Received December 07, 2009; Accepted December 24, 2009; Published December 24, 2009 |
Citation: Rai MK, Wankhade S (2009) Tinea Versicolor - An Epidemiology. J Microbial Biochem Technol 1: 051-056. doi:10.4172/1948- 5948.1000010 |
Copyright: © 2009 Rai MK, et al. This is an open-access article distributed
under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License,which
permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium,
provided the original author and source are credited. |
| Abstract |
Dermatophytic infections have been one of the major
crises prevalent all over the world. Dermatophytes feed
on skin, hair and nail thus causes infection, popularly
known as ‘Tinea infections’. Due to yeast Malassezia furfur multihued patches occurs on skin and causes infection
known as Tinea versicolor (T.versicolor), which worsens
if neglected. It has global occurrence and is prominent in
hot and humid region. It predominantly affects late teens
and young adults of both sexes. Customarily Tinea versicolor,
is treated by systemic drugs in oral as well as topical
mode. Despite adequate remedy, recurrence is common
with major side effects. For overcoming adverse consequences,
need arises to go naturewide and seek the solution
through herbs. With the help of essential oils, this
stubborn infection can be eradicated effectively, averting
the side effects. |
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