TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Fungal Infections A1 - Bershow, Andrea A2 - Soutor, Carol A2 - Hordinsky, Maria K. PY - 2022 T2 - Clinical Dermatology: Diagnosis and Management of Common Disorders, 2e AB - Most superficial fungal infections of the skin are caused by dermatophytes or yeasts. They rarely cause serious illness, but fungal infections are often recurrent or chronic in otherwise healthy people. The availability of effective over the counter antifungal medications has been helpful to consumers with true fungal infections, but many of these medications are used by people who may actually have other skin diseases such as dermatitis. One of the main diagnostic problems with fungal infections is that they closely resemble dermatitis and other inflammatory disorders. Clinicians and patients both over and under diagnose fungal infections. A few simple clinical points can help avoid misdiagnoses. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1190936784 ER -