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The Effect Of Proteinases (Keratinases) In The Pathogenesis Of Dermatophyte Infection Using Scanning Electron Microscope, Azam J. Samdani, Yaseer Al-Bitar
The Effect Of Proteinases (Keratinases) In The Pathogenesis Of Dermatophyte Infection Using Scanning Electron Microscope, Azam J. Samdani, Yaseer Al-Bitar
Department of Medicine
Objective: To study the inter-relationship between the stratum corneum of host and the fungal microorganisms using scanning electron microscopy for a complete understanding of the host parasite relationship.
Setting: The patients attended the outpatients of Department of Dermatology, King Abdul Aziz Hospital Makkah. The isolation & identification was carried out at the Department of Mycology University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, U.K.
Material and Methods: Skin surface biopsies were obtained from two patients suffering from tinea cruris infection. One patient was infected with Trichophyton rubrum and the other with Epidermophyton floccosum strains.
Results: The scanning electron microphotographs obtained from two patients …