Foot Ringworm in Coal-miners

Gentles, J. C.; Holmes, J. G.

doi:10.1136/oem.14.1.22

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“…There is much evidence that, whatever the reasons, tinea pedis is not a highly infectious disease (Marples and di Menna, 1949;Vanbreuseghem et al, 1952;English, 1957;Gentles and Holmes, 1957). This being so, there would be little risk to other members of a family from a single case of a quickly resolved T. mentagrophytes infection, but the regular presence of a small percentage of such cases in a community (as occurs in boys' day schools in Bristol) could be a real danger during communal sports and swimming.…”

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Studies in the Epidemiology of Tinea Pedis

English¹,

Gibson²

1960

BMJ

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Studies in the Epidemiology of Tinea Pedis

English¹,

Gibson²

1960

BMJ

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“…This situation can be explained by the dense working force leading to close contact among workers, by the contagious nature of dermatophytoses, and by higher frequency of dermatophytoses in males. The prevalence of dermatomycoses has been clinically and/or mycologically investigated in different branches of industry since Gentles and Holmes 8 had reported the higher prevalence of foot dermatomycoses among miners.…”

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Prevalence and causative agents of superficial mycoses in a textile factory in Adana, Turkey

Çelik¹,

İlkit²,

Tanır

2003

Mycoses

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This study was carried out in a textile factory settled in the city center of Adana, Turkey. The workers were evaluated for the presence of superficial mycoses and the interaction of their working environment or working condition. A total of 431 textile workers were included in the study, with a male to female ratio of 378 (87.7%) to 53 (12.3%) and an age range of 19-52 (mean: 33.7 +/- 6.8). Direct examination and/or culture revealed superficial mycoses in 73 (16.9%) workers, among them 56 (76.7%) were classified as dermatophytoses, 8 (11.0%) as Pityriasis versicolor while in nine (12.3%) of the cases, no causative agent could be determined. Trichophyton rubrum (57.1%) and T. mentagrophytes (42.9%) were the two species isolated on culture. This study emphasized that textile workers should be admitted as a risk group for superficial mycoses, especially tinea pedis.

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“…In several surveys, a pathogenic fungus has been isolated from apparently normal skin (Marples & Baily, 1957;Gentles & Holmes, 1957). Lopez Martinez (1981) in The presence of dermatophytes may facilitate colonization by Staphylococcus aureus and the two organisms together appear to initiate the development of itching and discomfort (Marples & Bailey, 1957).…”

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An epidemiologic study of the fungal skin flora among the elderly in Alexandria

Gad¹,

Youssef

Sherif³

et al. 1987

Epidemiol. Infect.

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SUMMARYThe fungal skin flora of a sample of 205 elderly persons in Alexandria, drawn by cluster sampling probability technique, was investigated. Pathogenic yeasts were isolated from 18-6% and 10-3% of skin and nails respectively. Candida albicans (16-1 % and 7-3 %) was prominent. A low prevalence of dermatophytes grown on agar (2-4 % from skin and 2-9 % from nails) was observed. In contrast, saprophytic filamentous fungi comprised 45-4 and 50 7 % of skin and nails samples respectively. This study showed no statistically significant effect of sociodemographic variables (sex, marital status, crowding index, and income per capita) on the skin flora. There was no statistical significant difference between elderly diabetics and nondiabetics as regards fungal skin flora.

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Foot Ringworm in Coal-miners

Cited by 28 publications

References 17 publications

Studies in the Epidemiology of Tinea Pedis

Studies in the Epidemiology of Tinea Pedis

Prevalence and causative agents of superficial mycoses in a textile factory in Adana, Turkey

An epidemiologic study of the fungal skin flora among the elderly in Alexandria

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