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Year 2026 · Volume 6 · Issue 5
Original Article
Role of individualised Homoeopathic Medicine in management of Tinea Corporis: A Case Series Study
Dhanashree Ganesh Patekar1
Arti Ganesh Solanki2
Dr. Snehal Nikam3
Dr .Gulfisha Mirza4
1 2 Interns, Dhanvantari Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital & Research Centre, Nashik, Maharashtra, India. 3 Assistant Professor, Department of Repertory, Dhanvantari Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital & Research Centre, Nashik, Maharashtra, India. 4 Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Dhanvantari Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital & Research Centre, Nashik, Maharashtra, India.
Published Online: September-October 2026
Pages: 381-388
Cite this article
↗ https://www.doi.org/10.59256/ijrtmr.20260605041
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11. Laskar B, Paul S, Chattopadhyay A, Karuppusamy A, Balamurugan D, Bhakta P, et al. Individualized homeopathic medicines in the treatment of tinea corporis: double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Homeopathy. 2023;112(2):74-84. doi:10.1055/s-0042-1750799.
12. Dixit AK, Javed D, Srivastava A, Bala R, Giri N. Homeopathic medicines in the management of dermatophytosis (tinea infections): a clinico-epidemiological study with pre-post comparison design. Homeopathy. 2024;113(3):149-57. doi:10.1055/s-0043-1771023.
13. Mittal R, Prusty AK, Shivadikar A, Taneja D, Kumari N, Kaushik S. Homoeopathy in the treatment of tinea cruris and tinea corporis: a case series. Indian J Res Homoeopath. 2024;18(4):245-57. doi:10.53945/2320-7094.1959.
14. Verma SB, Panda S, Nenoff P, Singal A, Rudramurthy SM, Uhrlaß S, et al. The unprecedented epidemic-like scenario of dermatophytosis in India: I. Epidemiology, risk factors and clinical features. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol. 2021;87(2):154-75. doi:10.25259/IJDVL_301_20.
15. Nenoff P, Krüger C, Ginter-Hanselmayer G, Tietz HJ. Mycology—an update. Part 1: dermatomycoses: causative agents, epidemiology and pathogenesis. J Dtsch Dermatol Ges. 2014;12(3):188-209. doi:10.1111/ddg.12245.
16. Kelly BP. Superficial fungal infections. Pediatr Rev. 2012;33(4):e22-e37. doi:10.1542/pir.33-4-e22.
17. Gupta AK, Drummond-Main C, Cooper EA, Brintnell W, Piraccini BM, Tosti A. Systematic review of nondermatophyte mold onychomycosis: diagnosis, clinical types, epidemiology, and treatment. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2012;66(3):494-502.
2. Hsu S, Le EH, Khoshevis MR. Differential diagnosis of annular lesions. Am Fam Physician. 2001;64(2):289-96.
3. Leung AKC, Lam JM, Leong KF, Hon KL, Barankin B, Leung AAM, et al. Tinea corporis: an updated review. Drugs Context. 2020;9:2020-5-6. doi:10.7573/dic.2020-5-6.
4. Ely JW, Rosenfeld S, Seabury Stone M. Diagnosis and management of tinea infections. Am Fam Physician. 2014;90(10):702-10.
5. Weitzman I, Summerbell RC. The dermatophytes. Clin Microbiol Rev. 1995;8(2):240-59.
6. Sahoo AK, Mahajan R. Management of tinea corporis, tinea cruris, and tinea pedis: a comprehensive review. Indian Dermatol Online J. 2016;7(2):77-86.
7. Gupta AK, Chaudhry M, Elewski B. Tinea corporis, tinea cruris, tinea nigra, and piedra. Dermatol Clin. 2003;21(3):395-400. doi:10.1016/S0733-8635(03)00031-7.
8. Gupta AK, Cooper EA. Update in antifungal therapy of dermatophytosis. Mycopathologia. 2008;166(5-6):353-67. doi:10.1007/s11046-008-9109-0.
9. Verma SB, Madhu R. The great Indian epidemic of superficial dermatophytosis: an appraisal. Indian J Dermatol. 2017;62(3):227-36. doi:10.4103/ijd.IJD_206_17.
10. Shenoy MM, Rengasamy M, Dogra S, Kaur T, Asokan N, Sarveswari KN, et al. A multicentric clinical and epidemiological study of chronic and recurrent dermatophytosis in India. Mycoses. 2022;65(1):13-23. doi:10.1111/myc.13360.
11. Laskar B, Paul S, Chattopadhyay A, Karuppusamy A, Balamurugan D, Bhakta P, et al. Individualized homeopathic medicines in the treatment of tinea corporis: double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Homeopathy. 2023;112(2):74-84. doi:10.1055/s-0042-1750799.
12. Dixit AK, Javed D, Srivastava A, Bala R, Giri N. Homeopathic medicines in the management of dermatophytosis (tinea infections): a clinico-epidemiological study with pre-post comparison design. Homeopathy. 2024;113(3):149-57. doi:10.1055/s-0043-1771023.
13. Mittal R, Prusty AK, Shivadikar A, Taneja D, Kumari N, Kaushik S. Homoeopathy in the treatment of tinea cruris and tinea corporis: a case series. Indian J Res Homoeopath. 2024;18(4):245-57. doi:10.53945/2320-7094.1959.
14. Verma SB, Panda S, Nenoff P, Singal A, Rudramurthy SM, Uhrlaß S, et al. The unprecedented epidemic-like scenario of dermatophytosis in India: I. Epidemiology, risk factors and clinical features. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol. 2021;87(2):154-75. doi:10.25259/IJDVL_301_20.
15. Nenoff P, Krüger C, Ginter-Hanselmayer G, Tietz HJ. Mycology—an update. Part 1: dermatomycoses: causative agents, epidemiology and pathogenesis. J Dtsch Dermatol Ges. 2014;12(3):188-209. doi:10.1111/ddg.12245.
16. Kelly BP. Superficial fungal infections. Pediatr Rev. 2012;33(4):e22-e37. doi:10.1542/pir.33-4-e22.
17. Gupta AK, Drummond-Main C, Cooper EA, Brintnell W, Piraccini BM, Tosti A. Systematic review of nondermatophyte mold onychomycosis: diagnosis, clinical types, epidemiology, and treatment. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2012;66(3):494-502.
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