A Study of Prevalence of Etiological Agents of Dermatophytosis in a Tertiary Care Hospital.
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2015-10
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Background: Dermatophytoses are commonly encountered fungal diseases prevalent in most parts of the world especially
in tropical countries. It is a superficial mycotic infection affecting hair, skin and nails. The present study was carried out to
determine the incidence of dermatophytoses and their etiological agent in different age groups attending the Dermatology
department. Methods: A total of 200 samples were taken from skin department and processed by direct KOH preparation &
fungal culture methods. Identification of the species was done by Lactophenol Cotton Blue mount from colony. Results: Our
study shows that males 60 (68.41%) are more infected than females 40 (31.59%) Tinea corporis was the commonest clinical
type 59 (55.75%). The commonest fungal isolate is Trichophyton species (51.72%), followed by Micro-sporum 38 (36.92%)
and Epidermophyton species 11(9.31 %). Conclusion: Male have higher fungal infection rate than females. Trichophyton
rubrum is the common isolate in our geographical area. KOH preparation has higher positivity rate than culture.
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Dermatophytes, Trichophyton, Tinea corporis
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Goyal Sapna, Mishra Prem Prakash, Prakash Ved. A Study of Prevalence of Etiological Agents of Dermatophytosis in a Tertiary Care Hospital. Annals of International Medical and Dental Research. 2015 Oct-Dec; 1(3): 205-208.