Combs and Hair-trimming Tools as Reservoirs for Dermatophytes in Juvenile Tinea Capitis

Winge, M; Chryssanthou, Erja; Wahlgren, Carl-Fredrik

doi:10.2340/00015555-0694

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“…Other factors noted were overcrowding and poor hygiene (Figure 1). A report confirmed combs and hair trimming tools (which are often shared) as reservoirs for dermatophyte infection in families of previously infected individuals treated in a hospital 24 . It is not uncommon in the rural setting of Nigeria and Africa, to find children carrying goods on their heads to hawk, and carry buckets which are placed in fairly unclean surroundings on their heads.…”

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confidence: 84%

Prevalence of Tinea capitis infection among primary school children in a rural setting in south-west Nigeria

Ayanlowo

Akinkugbe

Oladele

et al. 2014

J Public Health Africa

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Dermatophyte infection is a common skin disorder. Tinea capitis, infection of the scalp and hair shaft, is the most common dermatophytosis in children aged between six months and pre-pubertal age. The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence, causative agents and to identify predisposing factors among primary school children in a rural community in Sagamu, Ogun state, Nigeria. This was a descriptive cross sectional study. Interviewer administered questionnaire was used. Following a physical examination, children with a clinical diagnosis of tinea capitis had scalp and hair scrapings for microscopy and culture. Tinea capitis was confirmed in 15.4%. Trichophyton mentagrophyte (51.7%) and Microsporum aoudouinii (20.7%) were the most prevalent organisms in this study. The most common predisposing factors were carrying of objects on the scalp; sharing of hair clippers, scissors, combs, towels and fomites. Low socioeconomic status coupled with overcrowding and poor hygiene was the major determinant of tinea capitis among the children. Tinea capitis remains a common infection among Nigerian school children. Health promotion and health education interventions are recommended to promote good hygiene, better living conditions, early identification and treatment.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 84%

Prevalence of Tinea capitis infection among primary school children in a rural setting in south-west Nigeria

Ayanlowo

Akinkugbe

Oladele

et al. 2014

J Public Health Africa

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“…The most heavily contaminated homes harboured kittens ( n = 9). It is helpful to explain to owners that in people, dermatophytes have been isolated from environments frequented by people where transmission is believed to be a risk factor due to high levels of exposure, moisture and/or microtrauma: swimming pools, floors in athletic clubs, beaches, airports, podiatrists' offices, nail salons, places of worship, wrestling mats, hairdressing tools, shared shoes or slippers …”

Section: Environmental Disinfectionmentioning

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Diagnosis and treatment of dermatophytosis in dogs and cats.

Moriello

Coyner²,

Paterson

et al. 2017

Veterinary Dermatology

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Background -Dermatophytosis is a superficial fungal skin disease of cats and dogs. The most common pathogens of small animals belong to the genera Microsporum and Trichophyton. It is an important skin disease because it is contagious, infectious and can be transmitted to people.Objectives -The objective of this document is to review the existing literature and provide consensus recommendations for veterinary clinicians and lay people on the diagnosis and treatment of dermatophytosis in cats and dogs. Conclusions -No one diagnostic test was identified as the gold standard. Successful treatment requires concurrent use of systemic oral antifungals and topical disinfection of the hair coat. Wood's lamp and direct examinations have good positive and negative predictability, systemic antifungal drugs have a wide margin of safety and physical cleaning is most important for decontamination of the exposed environments. Finally, serious complications of animal-human transmission are exceedingly rare. Methods - Clinical Consensus GuidelinesClinical Consensus Guidelines (CCGs) provide the veterinary community with current information on the pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of commonly encountered dermatological conditions. The World Association for Veterinary Dermatology (WAVD) oversees selection of relevant topics, identification of panel members possessing the expertise to draft the Clinical Consensus Guidelines, and any other aspects required to assure the integrity of the process. The statements are derived from evidence-based medicine whenever possible, however when such evidence does not exist then expert opinions would be utilized by the members of the panel. A draft is prepared by the panel, followed by a presentation of the guidelines at major national and/or international veterinary meetings. Access to the guidelines will be available on the WAVD web site. Solicitation for input from WAVD member organizations and affiliate and provisional member groups will result in the incorporation of this feedback into the guidelines. The final CCG manuscript will be submitted to the Veterinary Dermatology journal, where it is reviewed and edited before publication. The authors are solely responsible for the content of the statements.

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“…Hairdressing salons have consistently been found to be a reservoir of anthropophilic dermatophytes (6)(7)(8)(9). We therefore conducted a study of hairdressing salons serving a mixed population of immigrants and native Danes.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…One could argue that as only few anthropophilic dermatophytes are isolated from symptomatic patients in Denmark each year 1 , the prevalence in this population must be very low. However, generalizing from symptomatic patients, to hairdressing tools and salon floors where mostly asymptomatic carriers might leave their debris is not simple, especially as the number of asymptomatic carriers is expected to be higher than the prevalence of tinea capitis (7,14). There are no recent studies of the prevalence of tinea capitis and asymptomatic carriers in urban Denmark.…”

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Dermatophyte Prevalence in Tools of 43 Hairdressing Salons in Copenhagen

Kromann¹,

Graversgaard²,

Riis³

et al. 2014

Acta Derm Venerol

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Combs and Hair-trimming Tools as Reservoirs for Dermatophytes in Juvenile Tinea Capitis

Cited by 12 publications

References 9 publications

Prevalence of Tinea capitis infection among primary school children in a rural setting in south-west Nigeria

Prevalence of Tinea capitis infection among primary school children in a rural setting in south-west Nigeria

Diagnosis and treatment of dermatophytosis in dogs and cats.

Dermatophyte Prevalence in Tools of 43 Hairdressing Salons in Copenhagen

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