Geotrichosis

Geotrichosis

Geotrichosis is a chronic disease caused by a fungal infection of the skin and nails associated with the fungus species Geotrichum capitatum. Geotrichiasis can also be caused by other fungal species in the Geotrichaceae family. The microorganism is known as Trichophyton sp., T. mentagrophytes, Microsporum

sp. In some cases, this disease may have different names, for example, anguitis (mycosis of the feet), leptotrichosis (nail fungus), onychosporosis and others. Geotrichosis disease is distinguished by a wide variety of clinical manifestations and a protracted course. It is a chronic, slowly developing disease: symptoms first appear 5-10 years after infection, making it very difficult to