Epidemiology of dermatophytosis in and around Tiruchirapalli, Tamilnadu, India

Incidence and prevalence of dermatophytosis in and around Chennai, Tamilnadu, India

“…T. rubrum was the most predominant isolate (48.95% growth) like demonstrated by other studies earlier in India. 8,9,10,20 In recent years, prevalence of T.mentagrophytesis increasing gradually but in our study we have obtained 44.75% isolates and is second most common isolate next to T. rubrum. 8,9,10 This finding is in slight variation to the previous study, although T. mentagrophytes was again the second most common in all the previous studies, the number of isolates were very less compared to T. rubrum.…”

“…Earlier studies have confirmed that infection with dermatophytes was more frequent in males compared to females. [6][7][8][9][10] In our study, among 210 patients who were diagnosed with dermatophytoses infection, the males were 57% which is marginally higher than the percentage of females (43%) with the male to female ratio 4:3. The reason for increased percentage of males may be due to the fact of increased outdoor exposure and more physical work that results in increased sweating and less cosmetic consciousness compared to females.…”

“…The finding is comparable with the earlier studies from Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Manipal and Kashmir. [8][9][10][13][14][15] Apart from India, tinea corporis had been reported as most predominant clinical type in Brazil and Spain. 16,17 Tinea cruris was the next dominant clinical type with 29 (13.86%) samples, followed by tinea unguinum 19 (9.04%).…”

Distribution and Prevalence of Dermatophytes in Semi-Arid Region of India

“…In eastern India, Kolkata witnessed a study of prevalence of Tinea capitis conducted among urban school children. The common infection was observed as dull gray patches [132]. The increased level of relative humidity shows excellent growth.…”

Dermatophytosis: A Clinico-mycological profile from a tertiary care hospital

“…1,2 It is commonly referred to as ringworm or Tinea, generally cutaneous and restricted to the non-living cornified layers because of the inability of the fungi to penetrate the deeper tissues or organs of the immunocompetent host. 3,4 The most common symptom seen in humans with dermatophyte infection is pruritis 2,5 while the infection may range from mild forms like seborrhoeic dermatitis to severe forms like favus depending on the host's reaction and local environmental factors. 6 It spreads by direct contact from infected human beings (anthropophilic), animals (zoophilic), soil organisms (geophilic) or indirectly from fomites.…”