Volume : IV, Issue : X, October - 2014

Clinico–Mycological Study of Dermatophytoses Diagnosed at Medical College, Mehbubnagar (Andhra Pradesh), India

Neha Shah, T. Sarada.

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Introduction: The dermatophytes are a group of closely related fungi that have the capacity to invade keratinized tissues (skin, hair and nails) of humans and animal to produce an infection known as dermatophytoses . Aim & Objective: The study was a clinico–mycological approach to find out the various clinical types of dermatophytoses and as well as the species of dermatophytes in our locality. Material & Methods: The study population comprised of 150 patients, diagnosed clinically as having dermatophytoses randomly selected from the out–patient department of Dermatology. Result: Maximum number of patients (27.3%) were in the age group 31 – 40 years.Males were slightly more affected than the females Tinea corporis was the commonest lesion accounting for 30% of the cases .Direct microscopy revealed fungal elements in 41.3% of the cases and 32% were positive on culture. Species of Trichophyton namely T.ruum was the predominant isolate accounting for 56.25% of the isolates. Addition of DMSO to KOH gave better and faster results when compared to plain KOH. 81.25% of the dermatophytes were isolated on DTM in the first week after inoculation while only 16.21% were isolated on SDA in the first week.

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Neha Shah, T. Sarada. Clinico-Mycological Study of Dermatophytoses Diagnosed at Medical College, Mehbubnagar (Andhra Pradesh), India Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.4, Issue : 10 October 2014

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