Clinico-epidemiological study of dermatophytic infection in patients attending to tertiary care hospital.

Dr Devansh Shah; Dr Pooja Desai; Dr Krina Patel

Volume : VIII, Issue : XII, December - 2019

Clinico-epidemiological study of dermatophytic infection in patients attending to tertiary care hospital.

Dr Devansh Shah, Dr Pooja Desai, Dr Krina Patel

Abstract :

INTRODUCTION: Dermatophytosis is a common superficial mycosis causing significant cutaneous morbidity. Itching is severe, and disabling lesions on the genital and other areas cause social embarrassment and impair quality of life. AIMS: To study clinico–epidemiological pattern of dermatophytic infection in a tertiary care hospital MATERIALS AND METHOD: A cross sectional study of 200 patients presenting with dermatophytic infection who fulfilled inclusion criteria were included and studied. RESULTS: Out of 200 patients majority of patients were having tinea cruris and corporis as clinical presentation, with 40% patients having combined clinical presentation. Overcrowding, sh� the personal use products like towel, lower socioeconomical status and occupation were main contributing factors. KOH positivity ranged between 30–70% in different body site lesions. CONCLUSION: Due to recent changes in trend and incidence of dermatophytic infections study of various epidemiological attributes of dermatophytic infection may help in evaluating the factors contributing to rising infection. In this study we have tried to evaluate the same.