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This chapter addresses clinical and dermoscopic features according to the phototype (fair vs dark skin) of the following fungal dermatoses: tinea corporis, tinea incognito, tinea faciei, tinea manuum, pityriasis versicolor, tinea nigra, mycetoma, and cutaneous candidiasis.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Texas Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA

    Richard P. Usatine

  2. Department of Dermatology, S Nijalingappa Medical College, Bagalkot, Karnataka, India

    Balachandra S. Ankad

  3. Dermatology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria

    Nkechi A. Enechukwu

  4. Department of Dermatology and Venereology, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

    Tizita Yosef

  5. Universidade de Mogi das Cruzes, Mogi das Cruzes, SP, Brazil

    Elizabeth Leocadia Fernandes

  6. Department of Medical Area, Institute of Dermatology, University of Udine, Udine, Italy

    Enzo Errichetti

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  1. Department of Medical Area, University of Udine, Institute of Dermatology, Udine, Italy

    Enzo Errichetti

  2. Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Texas Health, San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA

    Richard P. Usatine

  3. Department of Dermatology, S Nijalingappa Medical College, Bagalkot, Karnataka, India

    Balachandra S. Ankad

  4. First Department of Dermatology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

    Aimilios Lallas

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Usatine, R.P., Ankad, B.S., Enechukwu, N.A., Yosef, T., Fernandes, E.L., Errichetti, E. (2023). Mycoses. In: Errichetti, E., Usatine, R.P., Ankad, B.S., Lallas, A. (eds) Clinical and Dermoscopic Atlas of Non-Neoplastic Dermatoses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-19688-1_16

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