Skin Crest Clinic Dermatology Podcasts

Fungal Skin Infections

Pravin Banodkar

Fungal infections – otherwise known as mycoses – are the most common form of infection, with roughly 20 to 25% of the world being infected with a superficial fungal infection at any time. Fungal infections may fall into two categories — superficial or deep mycoses. Superficial mycoses are infections that are present on the surface of the skin, hair and/or nails, whereas deep mycoses are infections that penetrate deeper than the surface or spread systemically throughout the body. To learn more listen in !