A study on tinea capitis in the pre school and school going children

Nasza Dermatologia Online

关键词: Tinea capitis;    fungal;    hair;    ectothrix;    endothrix;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Introduction: Tinea capitis is a superficial fungal infection of scalp and hair caused by various species of dermatophytes. The incidence of Tinea capitis varies from country to country and region to region.Material and Methods: tract Fifty patients from the preschool going population were selected for the study.Results and Discussion: Clinical presentation of disease revealed that black dot to be the commonest (32%) followed by grey patch (28%), kerion (20%) and favus type was the least (1%). Direct microscopy of hair in KOH preparations revealed that all clinically suspected patients of Tinea capitis had endothrix type in 56% of cases and ectothrix type in 44%.

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