Quick Guide
Superficial Fungal Infections

Comprehensive Guide on Fungal Infections

ABOUT the BOOK

Superficial fungal infections are one of the commonly encountered dermatological conditions seen in clinical practice. There are several challenges in the management of this common condition–ranging from drug resistance, chronic and recurrent dermatophytosis, atypical presentation, management aspects in specific population such as children, elderly, and pregnant and lactating women, and treatment considerations in systemic diseases such as diabetes, renal and hepatic impairment etc.

This book,“Quick Guide – Superficial Fungal Infections, Edition II” by Dr. Koushik Lahiri , highly accomplished Indian Dermatologist with extensive teaching, research, and clinical experience, seeks to address this challenges of correct diagnosis and evidence-based management of superficial fungal infections in clinical practice.

The edition II of the book features the additional content related to recurrent and chronic dermatophytosis, atypical and unusual presentation of dermatophytosis, changing trends of dermatophytosis in India, challenging cases, and image gallery of various superficial fungal infections. Therefore, it will serve as a valuable tool to dermatologists, primary care physicians, and postgraduate students.

Focus on diagnosis and management

Fungal infections in Practical

treatment options

Treatment approach for various conditions

FEATURES OF THE BOOK

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Introduction
• Epidemiological trends: Global and Indian scenario
• Etiology and pathogenesis
• Risk factors and mode of transmission
• Various clinical forms and clinical manifestation
• 10 Differential diagnosis
• Diagnosis of dermatophytosis

Section 1:

Superficial Fungal Infections: A Clinical Perspective

Section 2:

Therapeutic Options for Superficial Fungal Infections

• Introduction
• Classification of antifungal agents
• Drug resistance
• Prevention of antifungal resistance

Section 3:

Management Approach in Various Clinical Forms of Superficial Fungal Infections

• Dermatophyte infections
• Nondermatophyte infections

Section 9:

Changing Trends of Dermatophytosis in India

• Introduction
• Changing clinical pattern
• Changing, causative agent
• Antifungal resistance
• Topical steroid misuse
• Management

Section 7:

Atypical and Unusual Presentations of Dermatophytosis

• Introduction
• Epidemiology
• Etiology
• Presentation
• Specific atypical tinea
• Tinea: The great mimicker
• Diagnosis
• Treatment

Section 4:

Pattern and Approach to Superficial Fungal Infections in Different Populations

• Children
• Elderly
• Pregnant and lactating women

• Introduction
• Concerns with corticosteroid use
• Recommendations

Section 8:

Controversies in Therapy

Section 5:

Superficial Fungal Infections in Systemic Diseases

• Patients with diabetes
• Critically ill patients
• Immunocompromised individuals
• Organ transplant patients
• In renal and hepatic failure

Section 10:

Challenging Cases

• A case of long duration itch in a 52-year-old man
• A case of abscess in a 6-year-old girl
• A case of 47-year-old man with dermatophytosis mimicking relapse of psoriasis
• A case of tinea/dermatophytosis incognito
• A case of tinea incognito in a 27-year-old female
• A case of atypical dermatophytosis in type 1 diabetes patient

• Common and clinically significant drug interactions of antifungal agents
• Topical and systemic therapy for superficial fungal infections
• General measures to prevent superficial fungal infections
• Image gallery

• Patients with diabetes
• Critically ill patients
• Immunocompromised individuals
• Organ transplant patients
• In renal and hepatic failure

Section 6:

Chronic/Recurrent Dermatophytosis

Appendices

Index

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Dr. Koushik Lahiri is the editor emeritus of the Indian Journal of Dermatology, Vice-president of the International Society of Dermatology and the past President of the Association of Cutaneous Surgeons of India. Dr. Lahiri is a Foundation Fellow of the Asian Academy of Dermatology-Venerology, Fellow of IADVL Academy of Dermatology, Fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology, Founder councilmember of the Asian Skin Foundation and the Asian Society for Pigment Cell Research (ASPCR). He is a Fellow of all of the three Royal Colleges of Physicians of England, (FRCP - London, Edinburgh and Glasgow).

Dr. Koushik Lahiri

MO, DNB Professor & Head of Dermatology, Yenepoya Medical College, Mangalore.

President-elect Indian Association of Dermatologists, Venereologists & Leprologists BADVLI-2023 Convener, IADVL Taskforce Against Recalcitrant Dermatophytosis (2017-18) Convener & Coordinator, IADVL Special Interest Group on Recalcitrant Dermatophytosis (2019-22)

Dr. Manjunath Shenoy M

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