Trichomycosis [Trichomycosis; Tricho- + (Kerato) Miko]

Trichomycosis (or trichomycotic infections) is a human disease caused by parasitism of fungi from the genus Trichophyton, Microsporum and Epidermophyton. Most of them are characterized by damage to the skin and its derivatives. All of them are united by the common name Trichomycetes.

Trichomycotic skin lesions can manifest as an independent disease or act as a complication of another infectious pathology (actinomycosis). Fungi play a major role in the transmission of trichomic infections in soil and water, which is due to the presence of fungal spores or mycelial hyphae. For pathogens