Hyphal Index Following a Potassium Hydroxide Mount in Dermatophytosis

Dermatophytes are fungi that invade and proliferate over structures containing keratin. The potassium hydroxide (KOH) mount is a commonly performed investigation to detect the presence or absence of fungal elements. This study is an attempt to semi-quantify the KOH mount done for dermatophytosis and...

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Autores principales: Chandramohan, Abirami, Srinivas, Chakravarthi R
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
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Dermatology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8776321/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35103155
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.20576
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description Dermatophytes are fungi that invade and proliferate over structures containing keratin. The potassium hydroxide (KOH) mount is a commonly performed investigation to detect the presence or absence of fungal elements. This study is an attempt to semi-quantify the KOH mount done for dermatophytosis and to validate the Hyphal Index (HI). HI is determined by the number of fungal elements present in the mount, in a method similar to the bacillary index in leprosy. This simple semi-quantification assessment is proposed as a prognostic tool in the management of dermatophytosis.
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spelling pubmed-87763212022-01-30 Hyphal Index Following a Potassium Hydroxide Mount in Dermatophytosis Chandramohan, Abirami Srinivas, Chakravarthi R Cureus Dermatology Dermatophytes are fungi that invade and proliferate over structures containing keratin. The potassium hydroxide (KOH) mount is a commonly performed investigation to detect the presence or absence of fungal elements. This study is an attempt to semi-quantify the KOH mount done for dermatophytosis and to validate the Hyphal Index (HI). HI is determined by the number of fungal elements present in the mount, in a method similar to the bacillary index in leprosy. This simple semi-quantification assessment is proposed as a prognostic tool in the management of dermatophytosis. Cureus 2021-12-21 /pmc/articles/PMC8776321/ /pubmed/35103155 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.20576 Text en Copyright © 2021, Chandramohan et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8776321/
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