We performed clinical and mycological studies on 1715 cases of dermatomycosis in Chonnam University Hospital for 3 years. from January 1988 to December 1990.
@ES The resuts are sumerized as follows:
@EN 1. The incidence of dermatomycosis was 13.28% out of a total of 12915 out-patients.
2. Among the age groups, the incidence rate was highest in the third deacde (22.6%).
3. the ratio of male to female patients was 1.4:1 (1014:702).
4. The seasonal prevalence of dermatomycosis was highest in the summer.
5. The incidence of dermatomycosis was Tinea pedis (29.7%). Tinea versicolor (19.8%), Tinea cruris (11.8%), Candidiasis (8.6%). Tinea corporis (8.3%). Onychomycosis (7.8%). Tinea manus (7.0%). tinea capitis (3.6%). Tinea faciei (3.1%) and
Sporotrichosis (0.4%) in decreasing order of frequency.
6. Coexisting fungal infections were found in 438 patients (25.5%), and the cases of Tinea manus with Tinea pedis was the most common.
7. In dermatophytosis, a positive rate for the KOH mount examination was 52.4%, and a positive rate of culture on ordinary Saboraud's dextrose agar media was 41.4%.
8. Trichophyton rubrum was the most common causative organism of dermatophytosis (45.9%), with Candida albicans (23.2%). Trichophyton mentagrophytes (17.1%). Microsporum canis (8.9%), Epidermophyton floccosum (2.5%). Trichophyton ferrugineum
(1.2%).
Microsporum gypseum (0.6%). trichophyton violaceum (0.4%). presenting in decreasing order of frequency. (Kor J Dermatol 1992 : 30 (1) : 68-75)
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