Amyopathic Dermatomyositis

Michaels, B.D.; Rosso, J.Q. Del

doi:10.1016/j.yder.2011.11.061

Cited by 2 publications

(1 citation statement)

References 1 publication

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Most of the species isolated were anthropophilic in nature, there were also some species of zoophilic origin which could be due to contact with some animals such as cats, fowls and dogs which are domesticated in some homes. However, the dominance of anthropophilic dermatophytes may reflect important risk factors involved in the spread of Tinea capitis in the community such as direct contact with infected humans or indirect contact with infected fomites [41][42][43][44] . In other words, these animals could serve as reservoirs for some of these organisms and hence a means of transmission.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Dermatophytes and Dermatophytoses Acquisition Among School-Age Children in Cameroun, Ivory Coast, Mali and Nigeria: A Systematic Review

David¹,

Ogunleye²,

PO³

et al. 2022

CJST

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Fungal infections tend to be the most commonly diagnosed skin disease in Africa and with a high percentage of incidence among school-age children. This epidemiological survey summarized the epidemiological trends of dermatophytoses reported in West African countries. The review protocol was done in March 2019 through a literature search using Medline, Google Scholar, PubMed and African Journals Online (AJOL) databases to download all published papers reporting fungal infections among school-age children in West Africa. The period included in the reports was February 2007 to January 2019. A total number of 36,299 samples were investigated by the authors across West African countries and a total of 6262 were recorded positive with dermatophytes segregated by male and female. Tinea capitis has a prevalence of 44.4% and mainly affected children of ages 6–10 years (78.09%). This was followed by Tinea corporis and Tinea unguium with a prevalence of 19.4% and 13.9% respectively. Trichophyton species [n=67 (54.92%)], Microsporum species [n=34 (27.87%)], Aspergillus species [n=6 (4.92%)] and Epidermophyton species [n=5 (4.10%)] are most keratinophilic fungi isolated. The scalp [n=2471 (38.51%)], scalp and body [n= 2142 (33.38%)] and toe and nails [n=479 (7.46%)] were the most affected body parts recorded. Tinea capitis remains a common infection among the subjects, and various interventions are needed to reduce the spread of dermatophytic infections in this category.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%