Dermatophyte infection: from fungal pathogenicity to host immune responses

Dermatophytosis is a common superficial infection caused by dermatophytes, a group of pathogenic keratinophilic fungi. Apart from invasion against skin barrier, host immune responses to dermatophytes could also lead to pathologic inflammation and tissue damage to some extent. Therefore, it is of gre...

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Main Authors: Ruixin Deng, Xiaowen Wang, Ruoyu Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2023.1285887/full