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Tinea favosa

MedGen UID:
52758
•Concept ID:
C0040254
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Favus; Tinea Favosa
SNOMED CT: Tinea favosa (85375000); Favus (85375000); Favus capitis (85375000)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0005983

Definition

A severe, chronic fungal skin infection, usually of the scalp, characterized by the development of thick, yellow cup-shaped crusts and scarring over hair follicles. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVTinea favosa

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Treatment of superficial fungal infections of the skin.
Pettit JH
Drugs 1975;10(2):130-42. doi: 10.2165/00003495-197510020-00004. PMID: 126144
Topical treatment of dermatomycoses with Canesten cream, a new antimycotic compound.
el-Zawahry M, Moawad MK, Soliman M
Mykosen 1973 Nov 1;16(11):363-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.1973.tb04072.x. PMID: 4771478

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Favus of Scrotum Due to Trichophyton rubrum in Immunocompetent Patients: A Clinical, Mycological and Ultrastructural Study.
Liu ZH, Xia XJ, Zhang Y, Zhong Y, Sang B, Li QP, Wang M, Lv WW, Zhi HL, Wang XD, Guan CP, Shen H
Mycopathologia 2019 Jun;184(3):433-439. Epub 2019 Apr 11 doi: 10.1007/s11046-019-00337-8. PMID: 30976954
Molecular epidemiology and in vitro antifungal susceptibility of Trichophyton schoenleinii, agent of tinea capitis favosa.
Gao Y, Zhan P, Hagen F, Menken SBJ, Sun J, Rezaei-Matehkolaei A, de Hoog S
Mycoses 2019 May;62(5):466-474. doi: 10.1111/myc.12889. PMID: 30597639
Evolution of tinea capitis in the Nanchang area, Southern China: a 50-year survey (1965-2014).
Zhan P, Geng C, Li Z, Jin Y, Jiang Q, Tao L, Luo Y, Xiong Z, Wu S, Li D, Liu W, de Hoog GS
Mycoses 2015 May;58(5):261-6. Epub 2015 Mar 10 doi: 10.1111/myc.12307. PMID: 25756741
"Air, sun, water": ideology and activities of OZE (Society for the Preservation of the Health of the Jewish Population) during the interwar period.
Davidovitch N, Zalashik R
Dynamis 2008;28:127-49. doi: 10.4321/s0211-95362008000100006. PMID: 19230337
Intermittent use of griseofulvin in tinea capitis.
Oskui J
Cutis 1978 May;21(5):689-92. PMID: 648169

Diagnosis

Comprehensive genome and transcriptome analysis of the dermatophyte Trichophyton schoenleinii reveals the candidate pathogenic genes.
Ge LY, Liu J, Zheng HL, Mei H, Liang GZ, Liu WD
Mycoses 2021 Jun;64(6):624-633. Epub 2021 Mar 11 doi: 10.1111/myc.13257. PMID: 33586267
Tinea capitis: dermoscopy and calcium fluorescent microscopy as highly efficient and precise diagnostic tools.
Xiao H, Pradhan S, Ran X, Ran Y
An Bras Dermatol 2020 May-Jun;95(3):332-335. Epub 2020 Mar 19 doi: 10.1016/j.abd.2019.06.013. PMID: 32276798Free PMC Article
Favus of the scalp: an overview and update.
Ilkit M
Mycopathologia 2010 Sep;170(3):143-54. Epub 2010 Apr 22 doi: 10.1007/s11046-010-9312-7. PMID: 20411336
Historical aspects of dermatomycoses.
Negroni R
Clin Dermatol 2010 Mar 4;28(2):125-32. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2009.12.010. PMID: 20347652
Favus.
Hackendorf AJ, Donald GF, Linn HW
Aust J Dermatol 1965 Jun;8(1):22-30. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-0960.1965.tb01366.x. PMID: 5831923

Therapy

Revival of favus in Japan caused by Trichophyton schoenleinii.
Iwasa K, Ogawa K, Azukizawa H, Tanabe H, Iwanaga T, Anzawa K, Mochizuki T, Asada H
J Dermatol 2019 Apr;46(4):347-350. Epub 2019 Feb 15 doi: 10.1111/1346-8138.14804. PMID: 30768822
Tinea infection with scutula-like lesions caused by Microsporum gypseum in a SLE patient: case report and literature review.
Feng J, Liu F, Wu F, De Deng Q, Zeng HM, Kong TQ, Chen J, Sang H
Mycopathologia 2013 Oct;176(3-4):255-8. Epub 2013 Aug 4 doi: 10.1007/s11046-013-9652-1. PMID: 23912467
Scalp demodicidosis mimicking favus in a 6-year-old boy.
García-Vargas A, Mayorga-Rodríguez JA, Sandoval-Tress C
J Am Acad Dermatol 2007 Aug;57(2 Suppl):S19-21. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2006.04.082. PMID: 17637363
An experience from an outbreak of tinea capitis gladiatorum due to Trichophyton tonsurans.
Ergin S, Ergin C, Erdoğan BS, Kaleli I, Evliyaoğlu D
Clin Exp Dermatol 2006 Mar;31(2):212-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2005.01999.x. PMID: 16487093
Favus.
Hackendorf AJ, Donald GF, Linn HW
Aust J Dermatol 1965 Jun;8(1):22-30. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-0960.1965.tb01366.x. PMID: 5831923

Prognosis

Comprehensive genome and transcriptome analysis of the dermatophyte Trichophyton schoenleinii reveals the candidate pathogenic genes.
Ge LY, Liu J, Zheng HL, Mei H, Liang GZ, Liu WD
Mycoses 2021 Jun;64(6):624-633. Epub 2021 Mar 11 doi: 10.1111/myc.13257. PMID: 33586267
Favus of Scrotum Due to Trichophyton rubrum in Immunocompetent Patients: A Clinical, Mycological and Ultrastructural Study.
Liu ZH, Xia XJ, Zhang Y, Zhong Y, Sang B, Li QP, Wang M, Lv WW, Zhi HL, Wang XD, Guan CP, Shen H
Mycopathologia 2019 Jun;184(3):433-439. Epub 2019 Apr 11 doi: 10.1007/s11046-019-00337-8. PMID: 30976954
Pitfall scarring alopecia: favus closely mimicking lichen planus.
Poppe H, Kolb-Mäurer A, Wobser M, Trautmann A
Mycoses 2013 May;56(3):382-4. Epub 2013 Jan 8 doi: 10.1111/myc.12035. PMID: 23294414

Clinical prediction guides

Comprehensive genome and transcriptome analysis of the dermatophyte Trichophyton schoenleinii reveals the candidate pathogenic genes.
Ge LY, Liu J, Zheng HL, Mei H, Liang GZ, Liu WD
Mycoses 2021 Jun;64(6):624-633. Epub 2021 Mar 11 doi: 10.1111/myc.13257. PMID: 33586267
Revival of favus in Japan caused by Trichophyton schoenleinii.
Iwasa K, Ogawa K, Azukizawa H, Tanabe H, Iwanaga T, Anzawa K, Mochizuki T, Asada H
J Dermatol 2019 Apr;46(4):347-350. Epub 2019 Feb 15 doi: 10.1111/1346-8138.14804. PMID: 30768822
Molecular epidemiology and in vitro antifungal susceptibility of Trichophyton schoenleinii, agent of tinea capitis favosa.
Gao Y, Zhan P, Hagen F, Menken SBJ, Sun J, Rezaei-Matehkolaei A, de Hoog S
Mycoses 2019 May;62(5):466-474. doi: 10.1111/myc.12889. PMID: 30597639
Human pathogenic fungus Trichophyton schoenleinii activates the NLRP3 inflammasome.
Li H, Wu S, Mao L, Lei G, Zhang L, Lu A, An L, Yang G, Abliz P, Meng G
Protein Cell 2013 Jul;4(7):529-38. Epub 2013 May 18 doi: 10.1007/s13238-013-2127-9. PMID: 23686720Free PMC Article
Morphology of griseofulvin-resistant isolates of Mongolian variant of Trichophyton schoenleini.
Zheng YC
Chin Med J (Engl) 1990 Jun;103(6):489-92. PMID: 2119962

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