Antifungal activity of dihydrobenzofuran neolignans

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com Superficial fungal infections of the skin, hair, and nails are dermatomycoses that affect the individuals’ health quality of life and are considered a public health issue [1-3]. Dermatological infections affect more than 25% of the people worldwide living in tropical and subtropical regions, mainly individuals involved in outdoor activities, such as agriculture, lumbering, and hunting, among others [4-6]. The responsible for the dermatomycoses is pointed out as dermatophytes, non-dermatophytic filamentous and yeasts forms of fungi, but in most of the cases, the etiologic agents are the dermatophytes [7]. Furthermore, the species causative of dermatomycoses demonstrate considerable variation depending on the geographical location, economic situations as well as population migrations and weather conditions, and can affect the treatment of such fungal infections [1,6,8].

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