Tinea Favosa

A disease of the scalp that may affect the glabrous skin and the nails and is recognized by the concave sulfur-yellow crusts that form around loose, wiry hairs. Atrophy ensues, leaving a smooth, glossy, thin, paper-white patch. This type of disease is rare in the United States and more frequently seen in the Middle East, Africa, Southeastern Europe, and other countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea. (Arnold, Odom, and James, Andrew's Diseases of the Skin, 8th ed, p319)

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Networked: 33 relevant articles (1 outcomes, 4 trials/studies)

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Disease Context: Research Results

Related Diseases

1.	Infection
2.	Rare Diseases (Rare Disease)
3.	Zygomycosis (Phycomycosis)
4.	Virus Diseases (Viral Diseases)
5.	Toxoplasmosis

Experts

1.	Davies-Coleman, Michael T: 2 articles (12/2012 - 08/2004)
2.	Umagowsalya, G: 1 article (01/2014)
3.	Anithajothi, R: 1 article (01/2014)
4.	Ramakritinan, C M: 1 article (01/2014)
5.	Duraikannu, K: 1 article (01/2014)
6.	Zhang, Fan: 1 article (12/2012)
7.	Dorrington, Rosemary A: 1 article (12/2012)
8.	Walmsley, Tara A: 1 article (12/2012)
9.	Hill, Russell T: 1 article (12/2012)
10.	Matcher, Gwynneth F: 1 article (12/2012)

Drugs and Biologics

Drugs and Important Biological Agents (IBA) related to Tinea Favosa:

1.	Miconazole (Monistat)FDA LinkGeneric 10/01/1995 - "Miconazole nitrate 2% was tested for its efficacy against Microsporum gallinae (the causative agent in favus) in a flock of various Oriental breed (Shamo and Aseel) and crossbreed chickens. " 10/01/1995 - "Efficacy of miconazole nitrate against favus in oriental breed chickens."
2.	Griseofulvin (Grifulvin V)FDA LinkGeneric 09/01/1970 - "[Results of histological and histochemical study of favus in patients treated with radiation, epilon, and griseofulvin]." 02/01/1962 - "Comparative trial of fine-particle griseofulvin in favus." 11/28/1959 - "[The effect of griseofulvin on favus; photographic study]." 06/01/1990 - "Clinical, experimental and electronmicroscopic observations, and computer-enhanced images were made on 5 patients with tinea favosa resistant to griseofulvin. " 01/01/1990 - "The ultrastructure of 5 griseofulvin-resistant fungi of favus was studied by image processing with microcomputer. "
3.	Aflatoxin B1 (Aflatoxin B)IBA 01/01/2001 - "In a preliminary study, 256 feed samples collected from different parts of Northern India were examined for the presence of aflatoxigenic strains of Aspergillus favus/parasiticus and for detection of Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1). "
4.	tsitsikammamine AIBA 12/01/2012 - "Diversity of bacterial communities associated with the Indian Ocean sponge Tsitsikamma favus that contains the bioactive pyrroloiminoquinones, tsitsikammamine A and B." 08/01/2004 - "favus, Latrunculia bellae, and Strongylodesma algoaensis, yielded 13 known and eight new pyrroloiminoquinone alkaloids, 3-dihydro-7,8-dehydrodiscorhabdin C (4), 14-bromo-3-dihydro-7,8-dehydrodiscorhabdin C (5), discorhabdin V (6), 14-bromo-1-hydroxydiscorhabdin V (7), tsitsikammamine A N-18 oxime (10), tsitsikammamine B N-18 oxime (11), 1-methoxydiscorhabdin D (12), and 1-aminodiscorhabdin D (13). "
5.	PyrroloiminoquinonesIBA 12/01/2012 - "Tsitsikamma favus is a latrunculid sponge endemic to the coast of South Africa that produces unique pyrroloiminoquinones known as tsitsikammamines. " 12/01/2012 - "Diversity of bacterial communities associated with the Indian Ocean sponge Tsitsikamma favus that contains the bioactive pyrroloiminoquinones, tsitsikammamine A and B."
6.	Monophenol Monooxygenase (Tyrosinase)IBA 01/01/2014 - "We focused on the enzymes involved in melanin synthesis pathway (phenoloxidase (PO) and peroxidases (POD)) and free radical scavenging enzymes (super oxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT)) and glutathione peroxidase (Gpx) in selected scleractinian corals such as Acropora formosa, Echinopora lamellosa, Favia favus, Favites halicora, Porites sp., and Anacropora forbesi. "
7.	PeroxidasesIBA 01/01/2014 - "We focused on the enzymes involved in melanin synthesis pathway (phenoloxidase (PO) and peroxidases (POD)) and free radical scavenging enzymes (super oxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT)) and glutathione peroxidase (Gpx) in selected scleractinian corals such as Acropora formosa, Echinopora lamellosa, Favia favus, Favites halicora, Porites sp., and Anacropora forbesi. "
8.	Melanins (Melanin)IBA 01/01/2014 - "We focused on the enzymes involved in melanin synthesis pathway (phenoloxidase (PO) and peroxidases (POD)) and free radical scavenging enzymes (super oxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT)) and glutathione peroxidase (Gpx) in selected scleractinian corals such as Acropora formosa, Echinopora lamellosa, Favia favus, Favites halicora, Porites sp., and Anacropora forbesi. "
9.	Glutathione PeroxidaseIBA 01/01/2014 - "We focused on the enzymes involved in melanin synthesis pathway (phenoloxidase (PO) and peroxidases (POD)) and free radical scavenging enzymes (super oxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT)) and glutathione peroxidase (Gpx) in selected scleractinian corals such as Acropora formosa, Echinopora lamellosa, Favia favus, Favites halicora, Porites sp., and Anacropora forbesi. "
10.	EnzymesIBA 01/01/2014 - "Maximum antioxidant defensive enzymes were observed in Favia favus followed by Echinopora lamellose. " 01/01/2014 - "We focused on the enzymes involved in melanin synthesis pathway (phenoloxidase (PO) and peroxidases (POD)) and free radical scavenging enzymes (super oxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT)) and glutathione peroxidase (Gpx) in selected scleractinian corals such as Acropora formosa, Echinopora lamellosa, Favia favus, Favites halicora, Porites sp., and Anacropora forbesi. "

Therapies and Procedures

1.	Radiotherapy 01/01/1982 - "Multiple skull erosions which simulated bone mestatases developed in a 54-year-old patient who had been treated for favus by radiotherapy 40 years earlier. "
2.	Hair Removal (Depilation) 01/01/1961 - "[On 2 cases of favus of the scalp treated 4 times with roentgen epilation without definite hair loss]."