Clinical Evaluation of Superficial Fungal Infections in Children

Abstract

Amaç: Bu retrospektif çalışma ile pediatrik dermatoloji polikliniğine bir yıl içinde başvuran yüzeysel mantar enfeksiyonu olan 51 olgunun klinik değerlendirilmesi amaçlandı. The most common symptom was the pruritus. Thirty (58%) patients were treated with local antimycotics and 21 (42%) patients were treated with systemic terbinafine or itraconazole. Conclusion:In this study it was found that, tinea capitis was the most frequent form of dermatomycosis and onychomycosis in children are not uncommon as it is mentioned. The data also suggest that topical antifungal agents may be effective and welltolerated in the treatment of onychomycosis and tinea capitis in children.

Superficial Fungal Infections in Children

“…While Nanda et al (4) reported a ratio of 0.62% and Oke et al (9) reported a ratio of 4.4%, in our country Seraslan et al (10) detected a ratio of 5.4%, Tamer et al (12) detected a ratio of 0.09% and Kavak et al reported a ratio of 2.5% (18) and they all declared that the disease increased with age. In similarity to the trial by Ertas et al, we detected an overall ratio of 0.48% and 19% in 518 children (16). The increase observed with the increasing age was statistically significant.…”

“…Balci et al detected onychomycosis in a pediaric screening involving 8122 children between 5 and 16 years of age (0.018) (35). Ertas et al told a ratio of 17.8% (16). In this study, we detected an overall ratio of onychomycosis of 0.23%; the ratio was 9% among the fungal infections and the condition was most common between 12 and 16 years and occurred more among girls.…”

“…In Nigeria, the ratio was reported to be 0.06% and in the trial by Ertas et al involving 51 cases, the ratio was reported to be 7.8% (9,16). In this study, we found t. corporis at a ratio of 26% in 136 children in total with 5 occurring on the face.…”

“…It manifests as an itchy plaque with a sharp edge, located laterally or bilaterally in the genitocrurale region (inner part of the femurs), which expands slowly (19). While Ertas et al reported only one case, we had 19 cases in our study (16).…”

“…The rates were as follows: 13.4% in Ethiopia (7), 16.3% in Egypt (3) 2.3% in Switzerland (8), 35% in Nigeria (9), 4.65% in India (6), 6.7% in Kuwait (4). In our country, the rates vary between 3.8 and 6% in studies on SFI (10)(11)(12).…”