Prevalence of Tinea Capitis and Tinea Pedis in Barcelona Schoolchildren

Triviño-Duran, Laura; Torres-Rodríguez, Josep M.; Martínez-Roig, Antoni; Cortina, Carmen; Belver, Vicens; Perez-Gonzalez, Meritxell; Jansà, Josep M.

doi:10.1097/01.inf.0000151044.21529.3b

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“…Trichophyton violaceum also has been recorded as the main agent of TC in Spain [86]. However, a cross-sectional study conducted among 1,305 children in Barcelona with the highest immigrant population showed only a small percentage of TC (0.23 %) [87]. The findings of these studies attest to an increase in anthropophilic aetiological agents of TC; however, no predominant position has yet been noted.…”

Section: Increase In Anthropophilic Dermatophytes Causing Tc In Europementioning

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Dermatophytosis, Trends in Epidemiology and Diagnostic Approach

Hayette

Sacheli

2015

Curr Fungal Infect Rep

103

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Dermatophytes are amongst the most common fungal agents causing superficial skin infections. The epidemiology of dermatophytosis has changed during the last century under the influence of socioeconomic factors, modern life, intensification of travel, migration of populations from the southern to the northern hemisphere. As result, Trichophyton rubrum has become the most frequent species worldwide, causing mainly tinea pedis and tinea unguium, while Microsporum canis is still the main agent in tinea corporis and capitis in Mediterranean countries. However, the prevalence of anthropophilic dermatophytes causing tinea capitis in young children is increasing overall in the big cities of Europe and America, causing epidemics and becoming a public health concern. This review summarizes the current status of dermatophyte infection in Europe, Africa, Asia and America and gives an overview of the most recent molecular methods currently available for the laboratory diagnosis of dermatophytosis.

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Section: Increase In Anthropophilic Dermatophytes Causing Tc In Europementioning

confidence: 95%

Dermatophytosis, Trends in Epidemiology and Diagnostic Approach

Hayette

Sacheli

2015

Curr Fungal Infect Rep

103

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“…In the study T. violecium was the most common with 72.9% dermatophyte species isolated followed by T. mentagrophytes 6.3%, M. canis 2.1%, M. equinum 2.1%, T. interdigitale 2.1%, T. terrestre 4.2%, E. flocossum 2.1%, T. schoenleinii 6.3%, and T. concentricum 2.1%. These are anthropophilic species significantly transmitted in overcrowded human settings unlike Europe where most of the dermatophytes are of zoophilic type owing to the high incidence of pet rearing (20).…”

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Dermatophyte Infections In Primary School Children In Kibera Slums Of Nairobi

Chepchirchir¹,

Bii²,

Ndinya–Achola³

2009

E Af Med Jrnl

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Objective: To determine the prevalence and aetiology of dermatophyte infections in relation to social economic factors in primary school children in Kibera. Design: A Cross-sectional descriptive study. Setting: City council sponsored schools namely Olympic, Kibera, Ayany and Mbagathi way all in Kibera, the largest of the informal settlement within Nairobi which is home to between 700,000 -1,000,000 inhabitamts. The study was conducted between September 2006 and February 2007. Subjects: A total of 422 primary school children from the ages of five years to 15 years were selected for the study. Results: The prevalence of dermatophytoses was 11.2% with tinea capitis being the most common type while the grey patch form being the dominant clinical manifestation. There was a significant difference (p=0.001) in dermatophytoses in different schools with Olympic primary school registering the highest prevalence (22.6%). The highest infection rate occurred among six to eight years age bracket in both sexes compared to other age brackets (p=0.002). The genera of fungi associated with dermatophytoses were isolated indicating the number in each species as follows; T. violecium (35), T. mentagrophytes(3), T. terestre(3), T. schoenleinii(2), and T. interdigitale(1), M. canis(2), M. equinum(1) and E. flocossum(1). T. violecium was the predominant species isolated, at 35/48(71%) followed by T. mentagrophytes and T. terrestre at 3/48 (6%) each. Conclusion: The study indicates high prevalence of 11.2% dermatophyte infection among the school children in Kibera. Factors contributing to the high frequency and chronic occurrences of ring worm in this area may include poor living environment, children interaction patterns and poor health seeking behaviour. There is need for health education and public awareness campaigns among the communities in urban informal settlements on healthy seeking behaviors and hygiene in order to reduce transmission and severe clinical manifestations.

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“…Tinea capitis (TC) is the most common fungal infection in childhood 1–4 . TC concerns infection of the scalp by dermatophytes of the genera Microsporum and Trichophyton 1,2 .…”

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“…Tinea capitis (TC) is the most common fungal infection in childhood. [1][2][3][4] TC concerns infection of the scalp by dermatophytes of the genera Microsporum and Trichophyton. 1,2 The causal agent cannot be determined in all children by means of clinical features alone, and the prevalence of one or other agent varies depending on the geographical area and even on the time of study.…”

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“…The true incidence and prevalence of TC remain unknown, and even though many studies have been undertaken in Spain of the epidemiology of dermatophytoses, 3,6,[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] very few of these focused on TC, 3,4,6,13,14,18 concentrated on children 3,4,14,17,18 or analysed data collected over long periods of time. [10][11][12]15,16 This therefore explains why it is difficult to appreciate the evolution over time of TC.…”

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A 30‐year survey of paediatric tinea capitis in southern Spain

Boz¹,

Crespo²,

Rivas-Ruiz³

et al. 2011

Acad Dermatol Venereol

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We report the largest study of TC in Spain. Our results were very similar to those in other national studies, noting a predominance of non-inflammatory cases of TC caused by zoophilic dermatophytes. Although the species of the causal dermatophytes have not varied substantially in this period, the increasing number of immigrants may lead to a change in the aetiology of TC in the future. The number of cases referred to the dermatology department who have already been treated shows a lack of communication between primary care and dermatology.

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Prevalence of Tinea Capitis and Tinea Pedis in Barcelona Schoolchildren

Abstract: The prevalence of tinea capitis was lower that we had expected, and it was noted that there was a greater prevalence of tinea pedis among schoolchildren 13-15 years of age (64.10%), the great majority of them male. The number of cases of tinea was significantly greater in immigrants.

Cited by 34 publications

References 12 publications

Dermatophytosis, Trends in Epidemiology and Diagnostic Approach

Dermatophytosis, Trends in Epidemiology and Diagnostic Approach

Dermatophyte Infections In Primary School Children In Kibera Slums Of Nairobi

A 30‐year survey of paediatric tinea capitis in southern Spain

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