Evaluation of two methods, conventional scraping and stripping for diagnosis of dermatophytosis

In a study of 310 patients with suspected dermatophytic lesions, 110 cases of dermatophytosis, were diagnosed by direct smear in 10% KOH and culture by two methods, skin stripping with use of adhesive tape and scrapping with scalpel blade conventional technique]. Out of 65 positive cultures, in 33 cases, growth was obtained by methods [scraping and stripping], 23 by the conventional technique and 9 cases with the use of scotch tape only

Report of thirteen cases of mucormycosis

Thirteen cases of mucormycosis in ten diabetics, one leukemic, and one burned patient, and one in an apparently normal person are reported. The presenting form included rhinocerebral in 11 and cutaneous in two cases. The diagnosis was established by KOH preparation and biopsy and it was confirmed with culture. Rhizopussp. was the causative agent in 11 and Mucor sp. In one case.Amphotericin B was administered in 10 patients as soon as the diagnosis of mucormycosis was made. Of these, four patients survived

case report of chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis in Iran

A case of chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis due to Candida albicans in a 13 yr-old boy is reported. Evaluation of cell mediated immunity revealed cutaneous anergy to PPD and low level of T-Lymphocytes B-Cell count and immunoglobulin G [IgG] were increased and there was a low level of serum iron. The patient was put under treatment with oral administration of Ketoconazole and ferrus sulfate, which resulted in some clinical improvement

effect of some ecological factors on the survival of some dermatophytes

The effect of some ecological factors on the survival of Trichophyton violaceum T.mentagrophytes and M. gypseum was studied. Three types of sterile soil, weakly alkaline [pH =7.9].neutral [pH=7.1] and acid [pH =5.6], and two conditions of wet and dry environments at different temperatures [-8, +8, + 1s, +3O, I 445 were examined. After 4, 10,15,30,60, and 90 days the survival of these fungi were studied. Survival was best in weakly alkaline soil, dry or wet conditions, at temperature below 30c although M. gypseum could resist 44c in a dry condition for more than 90 days. The present study showed that the type of soil is the determinative factor for survival and distribution of these fungi

Study of the etiologic agents of mycetoma and sporotrichosis in the north of Iran [Gilan and Mazandaran provinces]

During 2 years, from March 1987 to April 1989, 600 samples of soil and plant were collected from different cities of northern provinces of Iran. Out of the six hundred samples 58 Actinomycetes, 9 Pseudallescheria boydii, 10 Sporothrix schenckii, and 4 Sporothrix schenckii-like fungi were isolated as the following: Streptomyces griseus from 31 samples [38.27%], Nocardia asteroides from 8 samples [9.87%], Actinomadura madura from 8 samples [9.87%], Streptomyces lavendulae from 6 samples [7.4/s], Nocardia autotropica from 3 samples [3.7%] Streptomyces rimosus from 1 sample[1.24%], Nocardia carnea from 1 sample [1.24%], Pseudallescheria boydii from 9 samples [11.11%],Sporothrix schenckii from 10 samples [12.34%], Spor othrix schencii-like fungi including ceratocystis sp.from 2 samples [2.48%], Doratomyces purpureofuscus from 1 sample [1.24%], and Scopulariopsis candida from 1 sample [1.24%]