FAVUS

Course overview

FAVUS IS A CHRONIC INFLAMMATORY DERMATOPHYTOSIS, CHARACTERIZED BY THE SCUTULA FORMATION. IT USED TO BE HIGHLY PREVALENT WORLDWIDE. NOWADAYS, THE INFECTION IS ALMOST ERADICATED IN MOST NATIONS EXCEPT IN SOME AREAS OF AFRICA AND ASIA. RENEWED INTEREST HAS EMERGED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF ATYPICAL PRESENTATIONS CAUSED SOMETIMES BY UNUSUAL MYCOLOGICAL SPECIES. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF FAVUS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.