dermatophyte
- noun
- /ˌdɜrməˈtɒfaɪt/
- Specialized
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dermatofito
- Multiple scaly ring lesions on the anterior trunk were positive for dermatophyte fungi.
- dermatophytes were zoophilic
- most dermatophytes
Examples
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The study showed that dermatophytes were the most common cause of all culture-positive fungal infections involving the hair and scalp among children.
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Two zoophilic species of dermatophytes, T. mentagrophytes and T. verrucosum, which are fundamentally pathogens but sometimes cause disease in humans, were also isolated.
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These results are in agreement with the work of Hainer 4 that children with dermatophytes are usually otherwise healthy.
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From the total number of isolates identified, dermatophytes were the most prevalent.
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Microsporum gypseum and Trichophyton mentagrophytes were the most frequently isolated dermatophytes.
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The majority of the isolated dermatophytes were zoophilic (42%) followed by geophilic (37%) and anthropophilic (21%) dermatophytes.
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Onychomycosis is usually caused by Candida spp. and dermatophytes (12), but fusarial onychomycosis is a known clinical entity (13).
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It is caused by a variety of zoophilic, anthropophilic, and geophilic dermatophytes of the genera Microsporum and Trichophyton.
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Dermatophytes isolated by Rippon suggest that prevailing endemic pathogens vary among different regions and change with time in accordance with the existing living and hygiene conditions.
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The doctor confirmed that the rash on my foot was caused by a dermatophyte infection.
Surface Forms
Morphology
dermatophyte = dermato + phyte
Built from technical Greek combining forms ('dermato-' = skin, '-phyte' = plant) that are not standalone English words and form a specialized scientific term, so average B1 learners cannot reliably infer the meaning.
Etymology
Dermatophyte comes from the Greek parts derma ('skin') and phyte ('plant' or 'to grow'), so it is like a 'plant' that grows on the skin. That's why a dermatophyte is a fungus that grows on skin, hair, or nails and causes infections.
