title: Superficial mycoses.
abstract: In the superficial fungal infections, the skin and its appendages are solely or predominantly involved, and each pathogenic fungus produces a more or less distinctive clinical pattern.In Canada the most common superficial mycoses are dermatophytosis or ringworm, tinea versicolor, and moniliasis. In the article, varieties of each type are classified according to their dermatological locality; the etiology, diagnosis and treatment of each variety are discussed.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bitar