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What is Dermatophyes affect - and explain in detail?
Dermatophytes is is the superficial fungal infection of the keratinised tissue commonly called tinea. they are keratophilic organisms invade dead tissue- stratum corneum skin, hair and nails iadvl textbook of dermatology page 252