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KMID : 0378019860290080061
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New Medical Journal
1986 Volume.29 No. 8 p.61 ~ p.67
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Superficial Fungal Infection of The Skin
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Abstract
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This study was to investigate the recent clinical and mycological trends of superficial fungal infection of the skin. Dermatophytosis and superficial candidiasis were diagnosed by clinical aspect and mycologic studies including KOH study and culture. The number of patients was 190 cases in dermatologic clinic of Yeungnam University Medical Hospital from January to August in 1985.
1. The incidence of superficial fungal infection was 11.4% among 1660 out patients.
2. The overall ratio of male to female was 2.3:1. The patients with tinea cruris were all males. Tinea corporis and tinea unguium were prevalent in female patients.
3. The majority of cases were found in the age group from 10 to 49.
4. Tinea pedis (46.8%) was the most frequent diagnosis, followed by tinea cruris, tinea unguium, tinea corporis, candidiasis, tinea faciale, tinea capitis and tinea manus, in order of decreasing frequency.
5. Among 120 strains identified, Trichophyton rubrum (74.1%) was the most frequent strain, and followed by Trichophyton mentagrophytes(8.3%), Microsporum canis (8.3%), Trichophyton interdigitale (5.9%) and Epidermophyton floccosum (3.3%) in order of decreasing frequency.
6. Microsporum canis was isolated in all cases of tinea capitis. In tinea faciale, Trichophyton mentagrophytes was the most frequent causative organism. In other dermatophytesis, Trichophyton rubrum was the major causative organism. According to mean duration and causative organism, tinea pedis by Trichophyton rubrum progressed to tinea unguium and tinea manus.
7. The mycologic studies showed very high sensitivity in KOH study (96. 1%) and culture (65. %).
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