Dermatophytoses in Kyongju Area / 대한피부과학회지
Korean Journal of Dermatology
;
: 294-302, 1995.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-163428
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Because of the differences in dermatophytoses by ographic distribution in Korea, we studied the incidence of dermatophytoses in the Kyongju area.OBJECTIVE:
The purpose of the study was to investigate the recant clinical and mycological features of dermatophytoses in the Kyongju area.METHODS:
We evaluated the clinical and mycological aspects flermatophytoses in 431 patients from September 1992 to August 1994 in the Kyongju area.RESULTS:
1) The incidence of dermatophytoses was 7.8% out of a total of 5,549 out patients. 2) The incidence of dermatophytoses was Tinea(T.) pedis (36%), T. unguium (30.2%), T. corporis (12.0%), T. cruris, (11.5%), T. manus (7.3%), T. faic (2.2%), T. capitis (0.6%) in order of decreasing frequency. 3) Among the age groups, the in idence rate was highest in the third decade (21.3%). 4) The ratio of male to female patients was 1.5 l.5) Coexisting fungal infections were found in 1 patients (41.0%), and the cases of T. pedis with T. unguium was the most common. 6) In dercimatophytoses, the positive rate of KOH mount examination was 95.7 %, and the positive rate of culture was 77.6%. 7) Trichophytone T. rubrum was the most common causative organism of dermatophytoses (91.8%), T. mentagrophages (4.3%), T. verrucosum (2,3%), Microsporum(M.) canis (1.0%), M. gypseum (0.3%). Epidermoplyte floccosum (0.3%), presenting in order of decreasing freqiency.CONCLUSION:
We find that the incidence rate of T. veriosum infection & coexisting dermatophytosis in the Kyongju area are higher than previous studies in Korea
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Outpatients
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Tinea
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Trichophyton
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Incidence
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Korea
Type of study:
Incidence study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Dermatology
Year:
1995
Type:
Article
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