Background :
@EN Because of the differences in dermatophytoses by geographic distribution in Korea, we studied the incidence of dermatophytoses in the kyongju areas.
@ES Objective :
@EN The purpose of the study was to investigate the recent clinical and mycological features of dermatophytoses in the Kyongju area.
@ES Results :
@EN 1) The incidence of dermatophytoses was 7.8% out of a total 5,549 out-patients. 2) The ncidence of dermatophytoses was Tinea(T.) pedis (36.2%), T. unguium (30.2%), T. corporis (12.0%), T. cruris (11.5%), T. manus (7.3%), T. faciei (2.2%), T.
capitis
(0.6%) in order of decreasing fredquency. 3) Among the age groups, the incidence rate was highest in the third decade (21.3%0. 4P The ratio of maale to female patients was 1.5:1. 5) Coexisting fungal infections were found in 177 patients (41.0%),
and
the cases of T. pedis with T. unguium was the most common. 6) IN dermatophytoses, the positive rate of KOH mount examination was 95.7%, and the positive rate of culture was 77.6%. 7) Trichophyton(T.) rubrum was the most common causative organism
of
dermatophytoses (91.8%), T. mentagrophytes (4.3%), T. uerrucosum (2.3%), Microsporum (M.) canis (1.0%), M. gypseum (0.3%0. Epidermophyton floccosum (0.3%0, presenting in order of decreasing frequency.
@ES Conclusion :
@EN We find that the incidence rate of T. verrucosum infection & coexisting dermatophytosis in the Kyongju area are higher than previous studies in Korea
(Kor J Dermatol 1995;33(2) : 294~302)
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