Dermatophytoses in the Gdansk area, Poland: a 12‐year survey
- 1 September 1996
- Vol. 39 (9-10) , 399-402
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0507.1996.tb00162.x
Abstract
Summary. A survey of dermatophytes and dermatophytoses was carried out among patients of the Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Gdansk, in the years 1984-95. Over the 12-year period, 1195 cases of ringworm were seen: 55% in men and 45% in women. Listing the dermatophytes isolated and their frequencies as a percentage of the total are as follows: Trichophyton mentagrophytes 42.1%, Microsporum canis 26.0%, Trichophyton rubrum 14.7%, Epidermophyton floccosum 11.0%, Trichophyton tonsurans 4.6%, Trichophyton verrucosum 1.3%, Trichophyton violaccum 0.3%. The most common clinical variant of dermatophytosis in the Gdansk area was tinea cutis glabrae (32.9%), followed by tinea pedis (24%), onychomycosis (16.5%), tinea capitis (11.9%)), tinea inguinalis (10.3%) and tinea manuum (4.4%). Dermatophytoses were significantly more frequent among adults (> 15 years) (71.3%). Zusammenfassung. Dermatophytosen und ihre Erreger, in den Jahren 1984–1995 in der Dermatologischen Klinik in Gdansk diagnostiziert, werden in einer Übersicht zusammengestellt. Es wurden 1195 Fälle von Dermatophytosen beobachtet, darunter 55% bei Männern und 45% bei Frauen. Die Dermatophyten wurden in folgenden Häufigkeiten beobachtet: Trichophyton mentagrophytes 42.1%, Microsporum canis 26.0%, Trichophyton rubrum 14.7%, Epidermophyton floccosum 11.0%, Trichophyton tonsurans 4.6%, Trichophyton verrucosum 1.3%, Trichophyton violaceum 0.3%. Am häufigsten wurde in Gdansk Tinea cutis glabrae (32.9%), Tinea pedis (24%), Onychomycosis (16.5%), Tinea capitis (11.9%)), Tinea inguinalis (10.3%), und Tinea manuum (4.4%) gefunden. Dermatophyten wurden bei Erwachsenen (> 15 Jahre) deutlich häufiger (71.3%) beobachtet als bei Kindern unter 15 Jahren.Keywords
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