“Clinico- Mycological Profile of Onychomycosis –A Study in A Tertiary Care Hospital in Kolkata”

Sarkar, Moumita; Reena, R P; Halder, Piyali; Ghosh, Arindam; Chatterjee, Mitali

doi:10.9790/0853-1509057883

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“…Sen et al 8 in their study also reported dominance of young males aged 20-40 years and involvement of fingers rather than toes. However, Sarkar et al 12 in a study from a tertiary care center in Kolkata and Chetana et al 13 in a study from Puducherry, though reported the dominance of young (21-40) years and involvement of fingers as compared to toenails yet reported females to be more commonly affected as compared to males. However, some other studies from India show a dominance of young males among the affected patients 10,[14][15][16] .…”

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“…HIV patients are reported to have a higher risk for OM 17 , however, in our study, it did not seem to play a dominant role. In fact, HIV is an uncommon finding in OM patients in different studies from India [8][9][10][13][14][15][16] . For other systemic illnesses, there is no predisposition cited so far but chronic health problems could be considered to affect the peripheral blood circulation which might predispose these patients to a greater risk of acquiring fungal infection 4 .…”

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“…In the present study, DLSO (63%), MPO (16%) and TDO (16%) were the most dominant clinical patterns. Dominance of DLSO in clinical studies have been reported in different other studies from India with its prevalence ranging from 47.6% to 70.59% [8][9][10][13][14][15][16] . MPO and/or TDO have also been recognized as the other most common patterns in these studies [8][9][10][13][14][15][16] .…”

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A Study of Clinico-Mycological Correlates of Onychomycosis

Jain

Chaudhary

Shukla

et al. 2019

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Onychomycosis (OM) is one of the most common problems affecting the nails and has shown to have an extreme variability in clinical presentation, risk factors and etiology. The aim of our study was to study the clinico-etiopathological profile of OM in patients at a tertiary care centre in North India. A total of 100 cases of OM attending the Dermatology OPD were enrolled in the study. Their demographic profile, exposure to risk factors and medical history was recorded. Clinical examination was done and the pattern of disease was recognised. Nail and skin scrapings were obtained and subjected to KOH mounting and culture assessment. Data was analysed using SPSS 21.0, Chi-square and ANOVA tests. Age of patients ranged from 13 to 75 years (Mean age 35.53±15.46 years). Majority of the patients were males (64%). Laborers/farmers and housewives comprised the majority of patients (29% +23%). DLSO (63%) was the most common pattern. Co-morbidities were seen in 17% cases. 89% were either KOH or culture positive, 36% were both KOH and culture positive, 1% was only KOH positive and 52% were only culture positive. A total of 11% cases were both culture and KOH negative. Dermatophytes (47%) were the most common species, followed by yeast/yeast-like isolates (28%) and non-dermatophytes (13%). Among dermatophytes, T. rubrum (n=40), C. albicans (n=16) and Aspergillus niger (n=4) were the most common Dermatophytes, Yeast and non-Dermatophyte species respectively. A significant association of clinical pattern was observed with sex and site of involvement. KOH positivity was significantly associated with culture positivity for different isolates. The clinicopathological spectrum of OM was quite diverse. The study emphasised the need for comprehensive diagnostic work-up of these patients in view of diverse etiology and clinical spectrum.

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“…Tubes without any growth were discarded at 6 weeks. 10 Growth on SDCA or SDCCA was examined for colony morphology, texture, pigmentation on surfaces (obverse and reverse).…”

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Changing trend in clinico-mycological profile of dermatophytosis of skin in Eastern India

Ghosh¹,

Chandra²,

Goswami³

et al. 2020

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Introduction: Dermatophytosis is one of the most prevalent cutaneous mycosis and a public health problem in West Bengal as well as in India. Its footprint spans far and wide across urban and rural Bengal, with a distribution that is determined by a multitude of factors like geography, environmental conditions, hygiene and sanitation. Despite its surging incidence, Dermatophytosis in Bengal remains a seldom studied topic. Aim: The present study was undertaken to assess the burden of dermatophytosis by clinico-mycological evaluation using standard laboratory protocol and its correlation with clinical parameters. Material and Methods: A cross sectional and observational study was conducted in 100 clinically diagnosed patients of dermatophytosis of skin attending the dermatology outpatient department of our tertiary care hospital. Skin scrapings, were collected from the active margins of the obvious new lesions and processed in the Mycology laboratory following standard protocol. All specimens were screened for presence of dermatophytes by direct microscopy using KOH DMSO preparation and were confirmed by fungal culture. Results: Among all clinical types, Tinea corporis (58.0%) was the predominant clinical condition. Males were affected more (60.0%) than females. The predominantly affected age group was found to be 21-30 years (35.0%) followed by 31-40 years (24.0%). Fungi were demonstrated in 72.0% cases by direct microscopy in KOH mount while 51.0% cases were found as culture positive. However 02.0% cases were KOH negative but culture positive. Microsporum audouinii (20.0%) was the predominant species identified followed by Trichophyton rubrum (10%). Some rare species like Microsporum persicolor, Microsporum distortum, Microsporum fulvum were also isolated in our study which are rarely documented in the literature till date. Conclusions: In our study, males in the age group 21-40 years were most commonly affected. Tinea corporis was found to be the most common clinical presentation likely due to the poor hygiene and lack of sanitation amongst the study population, most of whom were manual labourers. Microsporum audouinii was the most common isolate.

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“Clinico- Mycological Profile of Onychomycosis –A Study in A Tertiary Care Hospital in Kolkata”

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A Study of Clinico-Mycological Correlates of Onychomycosis

A Study of Clinico-Mycological Correlates of Onychomycosis

Changing trend in clinico-mycological profile of dermatophytosis of skin in Eastern India

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