A study of dermatophytoses in Bangkok (Thailand)

The present study describes the extent and causative agents of dermatophytoses in Sana'a, the capital of Yemen Republic. Out of 1100 patients with various skin diseases, 16.6% were affected with dermatophytoses. Among them, 70% were male and the age group 11-20 years was most susceptible to tinea infections. Tinea corporis was the most common disease, followed by tinea capitis. One hundred and seventy isolates of dermatophytes related to 9 species were identified. Microsporum canis was the most prevalent species, followed by Trichophyton violaceum.

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confidence: 93%

A study of dermatophytoses in Sana'a, Yemen Republic

Mahmoud¹

2002

“…Mixed infections with two agents were also S. MARAKI g, Y. TSELENTIS than in female patients, as reported in other studies [6,7,181. The sex differences in the level of different tineae may be explained by different exposure to the causative fungi.…”

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confidence: 78%

Dermatophytoses in Crete, Greece, between 1992 and 1996

Maraki

Tselentis

1998

Pathological specimens from 1361 patients with clinical manifestations of dermatophytosis from the island of Crete, Greece, were examined for dermatophytes during a 5-year period (1992-96). Dermatophytes of the genus Trichophyton, Microsporum and Epidermophyton were isolated from 327 (24%) of the patients. Trichophyton rubrum was the most frequently isolated dermatophyte accounting for 44.4% of the strains, followed by M. canis (25%), T. mentagrophytes var. interdigitale (14.4%) and E. floccosum (7.6%). Less frequent isolates included T. mentagrophytes (3.4%), T. violaceum (3.1%), T. verrucosum (1.8%) and M. gypseum (0.3%). An analysis of the distribution and frequency of the dermatophytes according to the cutaneous area affected and the sex of the patients is also reported.

“…mentagrophytes or Tr. rubrum are the dominant species[4,6,[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]. All of these tineae can be attributed to the poverty of life and to poor hygienic conditions, particularly in the rural areas.…”

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Dermatophytoses in Gusco (Peru)

Vidotto

García

Ponce

et al. 1991

Summary. A total of 90 cases of suspected dermatophytoses was observed over a period of 9 months in the city of Cusco (Peru) and in its environs. The age groups most commonly infected were 1–10 and 11–20 year old. The most common tineae diagnosed were tinea capitis (13.3%) and tinea unguium (11.1%). Only four species of dermatophytes were isolated: Microsporum canis (52.4%), Trichophyton mentagrophytes (35.7%), Tr. rubrum (9.5%) and Epidermophyton floccosum (2.4%). Dry weather, low temperature and high altitude do not seem to affect proliferation and infections by dermatophytes. Zusammenfassung. In Cusco (Peru) und seiner Umgebung wurden insgesamt 90 Patienten mit Verdacht auf Dermatophytose über 9 Monate hin‐weg beobachtet. Die am stärksten infizierten Al‐tersgruppen waren die 1–10‐ und 11–20jährigen. Als häufigste Lokalisationen wurden Tinea capitis (13,3 %) und Tinea unguium (11,1%) beobachtet. Es wurden nur 4 Dermatophytenarten isoliert: Mi‐crosporum canis (52,4 %), Trichophyton mentagro‐phytes (35,7 %), Tr. rubrum (9,5 %) and Epider‐mophyton floccosum (2,4%). Trockenes Klima, niedrige Temperatur und große Höhe scheinen das Auftreten und Wachstum von Dermatophyten nicht zu beeinflussen.