It has been reported that 34-50% of patients with AA recover spontaneously within 1 year. 7 In a Japanese study, Ikeda showed that about 80% of patients with AA with a small amount of hair loss experience remission within 1 year. 8 In this study, the 1-year remission rate of AA was 79Á96%, and male patients and those < 65 years of age had relatively low remission rates.This study has several limitations. We did not analyse the extent of hair loss in patchy AA. Also, we had no information on comorbidities such as atopic dermatitis or vitiligo. The strength of this nationally representative, population-based study lies in the evaluation of the incidence of AT/AU and AA using a national database. In South Korea, the incidence of AA is not increasing and its prevalence is highest in male patients in their 30s.
Antifungal susceptibility tests were performed for 38 Candida albicans strains isolated from oral cavities of 43 Uighurian AIDS patients. Results showed that six isolates were resistant to fluconazole; one showed low susceptibility. We attempted to examine these strains molecular-epidemiologically, but 25S rDNA genotyping was insufficient for their discrimination. To estimate whether the origins of resistant strains were identical, we developed a new combination method of C. albicans tandem repeating units (ALTS) /RFLP and micro-temperature gradient gel electrophoresis(μ-TGGE). This new method was able to distinguish all seven strains. A suspected nosocomial infection was ruled out.
Chrysosporium species are saprophytic filamentous fungi commonly found in the soil, dung, and animal fur. Subcutaneous infection caused by this organism is rare in humans. We report a case of subcutaneous fungal infection caused by Chrysosporium keratinophilum in a 38-year-old woman. The patient presented with severe chromoblastomycosis-like lesions on the left side of the jaw and neck for 6 years. She also got tinea corporis on her trunk since she was 10 years old. Chrysosporium keratinophilum was isolated from the tissue on the neck and scales on the trunk, respectively. The patient showed satisfactory response to itraconazole therapy, although she discontinued the follow-up.
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