Trichophytosis (synonym: ringworm) is caused by fungi of the genus Trichophyton. A distinction is made between anthroponotic and zooanthroponotic trichophytosis.
Microsporia (synonym: ringworm) is a highly contagious disease, mainly in children, caused by the fungi of the Microsporum species. A distinction is made between microsporia of the scalp and microsporia of the smooth skin.
Sporothrix schenckii causes sporotrichosis (Schenck's disease), a chronic disease with local lesions of the skin, subcutaneous tissue and lymph nodes; damage to internal organs is possible.
Mycetoma (maduromycosis, malursky foot) is a chronic purulent-inflammatory process of the subcutaneous tissue and adjacent tissues. Mycetoma is caused by demacium fungi...
The causative agents of epidermophytosis are dermatophytes, or dermatomycetes. They cause trichophytosis, microsporia, favus and other lesions of the skin, nails and hair.