We tend to think of COVID-19 as a respiratory illness. But, like many viruses, COVID can also affect your skin and cause ...

Next-generation metagenomic sequencing test developed at UCSF proves its effectiveness in quickly diagnosing almost any kind ...

One woman’s journey from receiving her diagnosis to finding a treatment that helps manage her chronic skin condition.

Scientists are seeing signs of resistance to the infections that have been wiping out the world’s amphibian populations—and ...

Scalp folliculitis is a skin condition that occurs when the hair follicles on the scalp become inflamed. This results in ...

A dermatophyte known as Trichophyton mentagrophytes genotype VII (TMVII) has been identified as the cause of an emerging ...

The infection may affect any other organ in the body, causing symptoms that are related to that organ system such as skin ...

Medically reviewed by Amelia MacIntyre, DO Mycosis nail fungus, also known as onychomycosis, is a fungal infection of the nail unit. It is more common in the toenails because fungi thrive in warm, ...

After the first case in June, four more cases have been reported.  After the first case in June, four more cases have been ...

HealthDay News — Doctors in New York City are chronicling the first known U.S. cases of sexually transmitted ringworm ( Trichophyton mentagrophytes ).