A study on tinea capitis in the pre school and school going children

Background: Tinea is a superficial mycoses caused by pathogenic, keratin digesting fungi, called dermatophytes. In Mexico, the most frequent agent is Trichophyton rubrum, and on the other hand, Microsporum gypseum is the most important geophilic one, however this is infrequent. Objective: To determinate the frequency and prevalence of M. gypseum infections in a Dermatological Center of Mexico. Methods: Descriptive, retrospective, observational and transversal study of a 14 years (2002-2016) period. All the patient charts with tinea due to M. gypseum confirmed by culture were included. The following data were analyzed: gender, age, occupation, provenance, time of onset and clinical features. Descriptive statistics were used. Results: A total of 3,921 mycological studies were done with 64 isolations of M. gypseum (1.7% of the total). 21.88% were students and 20.32% were mature adults. The body regions involved were head/neck (34.3%), trunk (21.8%), forearms (15.6%) and thighs (10.9%). Study Limitations: Some limitations of our work were the study period and the number of negative cultures from the total performed at our micology laboratory. Conclusions: Microsporum gypseum has a wide world distribution however clinical cases due to this agent are scarce. This is one of the largest compilations of clinical cases due to this pathogen. Students and housewives were the main affected. It could be due to play on the ground, contact with pets, or domestic duties.

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confidence: 99%

Tinea caused by Microsporum gypseum

Torres-Guerrero¹,

Espinoza-Hernández²,

Arroyo-Camarena³

et al. 2019

“…Nail changes in psoriasis include pitting (small, regularly placed pits, as on a thimble) ( Fig. 7) [16][17][18].…”

Section: Thimble Signmentioning

confidence: 99%

Dermatology Eponyms – sign – Lexicon (T). Part 1

Brzeziński¹

2019

Papulovesicular pox-type lesions on arms and legs with fever. Caused by the zoonotic tanapox virus which lives in Asian and African monkey colonies [1]. TANNA SIGN The people of Tanna produce evelated scars on their arms and chests. This is a sign of cosmetic mutilation [2]. TARABAGAN SIGN An epizootic disease affecting marmots (tarabagans) in Mongolia. The disease resembles Bubonic plague, and is highly infective to man [3]. TARGET SIGN Characteristic target lesions of the skin and erythema of the iris (Fig. 1). Seen in erythema multiforme and Stevens-Johnson syndrome [4-6]. Known as Target cells of the skin sign.

“…For instance, Mahmoudabadi et al [20], Rasi et al [21] and He et al [22] found that more males were affected with versicolor infection than women in Iran and China respectively. However, among children, the most common dermatophyte infection is Tinea capitis [6].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In year 2010, out of 14 048 cases, treated at the dermatology specialist clinics, highest percentage of skin infections were of fungal origin (12.4%) and the lowest percentage of (3.6%) were of bacterial sources as compared to the year 2011, where 12.7% of skin infections were of fungal origin and 3.4% of bacterial origin [2]. Numerous factors can contribute to the development of skin infection such as: poor skin health, low socioeconomic status, low level of hygiene, overcrowding and also lack of awareness [3][4][5][6]. In Tigray (Northern Ethiopia), eczema was most common and acne the least common among the outpatient attendance and a positive correlation between these skin infections with factors such as overcrowding, poor hygiene and low socioeconomic status was reported [7].…”

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confidence: 99%

What factors contribute to a higher frequency of skin infections among adults in Mauritius?

Goonmatee¹,

Jeewon²

2013

Introduction: Given the rise in the prevalence of skin infections in many countries and the lack of published data pertaining to the prevalence and awareness of skin infection in Mauritius, this survey is the first of its kind to provide data on this issue. The aim of this study is to describe the association of skin infection with various predisposing factors such as socioeconomic status, personal hygiene and level of awareness and to assess the impact of skin infections on quality of life. Material and Methods: A stratified sample of 500 adults was randomly selected for this study. Subjects were administered a questionnaire to elicit information on sociodemographic factors, awareness, family history and prevalence of skin infections. Quality of life was investigated by a validated questionnaire (DLQI). SPSS Software and Microsoft Excel were used to analyse data. Results: Among 500 participants, 166 (33%) cases of skin infections were obtained. Acne was found to be more prevalent (n=59). It was found that skin infection varies with gender and higher prevalence was observed during summer as compared to winter (p=0.017). It was noted that family history and income level were associated with an increase incidence of skin infection (p=0.000). With respect to quality of life, psychological distress was mostly affected. Conclusion: Acne was found to be more prevalent. Respondents with middle income status were mostly affected with skin infection. Those with a family history were more prone to skin infection. The Quality of Life index was found to be an efficient method in assessing the impact of skin infection on the respondents' lives.