Volume : VI, Issue : XII, December - 2017
A STUDY OF CLINICAL AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PROFILE OF DERMATOPHYTE INFECTIONS
Dr Rayavarapu Rama
Abstract :
BACKGROUND:
Dermatophytosis is a superficial fungal infection of keratinized tissues of skin caused by Dermatophytes. Mode of spread is by direct contact from infected human beings (Anthropophilic), animals (Zoophilic) and soil ( Geophilic) and indirectly from fomites. It causes a major public health problem in hot and humid regions.
AIM:
To study the clinical and epidemiological profile of Dermatophytoses.
METHODS AND MATERIALS:
100 patients presented with clinical diagnosis of dermatophytoses were included in the study. Complete clinical and mycological examination were done in each case.
RESULTS:
Commonest age group affected was 20 – 29 and 30 - 39 years. Males outnumbered females. Commonest clinical type seen was tinea corporis ( 40%) followed by tinea cruris (30%). Commonest species was Trichophyton ruum.
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DOI : https://www.doi.org/10.36106/gjra
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Dr RAYAVARAPU RAMA, A STUDY OF CLINICAL AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PROFILE OF DERMATOPHYTE INFECTIONS, GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS : VOLUME-6, ISSUE-12, DECEMBER-2017
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Dr RAYAVARAPU RAMA, A STUDY OF CLINICAL AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PROFILE OF DERMATOPHYTE INFECTIONS, GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS : VOLUME-6, ISSUE-12, DECEMBER-2017