Any fungal infection of the skin, hair, or nails caused by dermatophytes, including conditions like ringworm and athlete's foot.
From 'dermatophyte' + '-osis' (condition of), the standard medical term formed in the 1800s for infections caused by dermatophytic fungi.
Dermatophytosis affects about 20-25% of the global population at some point—it's one of the most common human infections, yet many people never realize their athlete's foot or nail fungus is caused by a living organism.
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