Fungal and yeast infections

Dermatophytosis
Signs and Symptoms
Tinea pedis (athlete’s foot) is the most common fungal infection in humans – Affected skin is usually pruritic, with scaling plaques on the soles, extending to the lateral aspects of the feet and interdigital spaces.
Tinea cruris (jock itch) – occurs in the groin and on the upper, inner thighs and buttocks as scaling annular plaques (is more common in men and typically spares the scrotum).

Treatment
For most patients, topical treatment with terbinafine, clotrimazole, or econazole cream is adequate when applied twice daily for 6 to 8 weeks.
Onychomycosis, tinea capitis, and extensive dermatophyte disease, systemic treatment is often necessary: itraconazole or terbinafine for nail disease, and griseofulvin or fluconazole for scalp or extensive dermatophyte disease.

Candidiasis
refers to a diverse group of infections caused by Candida albicans or by other members of the genus Candida.
Signs and Symptoms
Candidal intertrigo is a specific infection of the skin folds (axillae, groin), characterized by reddened plaques, often with satellite pustules.
Thrush is characterized by white nonadherent plaques on the tongue and buccal mucosa.
Paronychia is an acute or chronic infection of the nail …