Changing in the Epidemiology of Tinea Capitis among School Children in Egypt
Annals of Dermatology
;
: 13-19, 2017.
Article
Dans Anglais
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-37419
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Tinea capitis remains a prevalent health problem among school-aged children.OBJECTIVE:
To estimate the prevalence of tinea capitis among primary school students, in Fayoum, Egypt with identification of etiological agents in both public and private primary schools.METHODS:
A cross-sectional study was conducted in twelve primary schools. The students were selected from different grades with a total number of 12,128 students. Hair and scalp were clinically examined for any lesions that may suspect tinea capitis and mycological samples were collected for direct microscopy and culture.RESULTS:
The prevalence of tinea capitis in the study group was 0.4% and higher in public than private schools (73.5% versus 26.5% respectively). Boys were more affected than girls with boy to girls' ratio 51. Intrafamily history of infection was present in 40.8% of tested group while 51% showed low social standard profile. Mycological culture revealed that Microsporum canis was the predominant isolated organism followed by M. audouinii (52% and 36% respectively).CONCLUSION:
M. canis is replacing Trichophyton violaceum as an etiology for tinea capitis in Egypt with lower prevalence rate than reported previously.
Texte intégral:
Disponible
Indice:
WPRIM (Pacifique occidental)
Sujet Principal:
Cuir chevelu
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Teigne
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Teigne tondante
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Trichophyton
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Épidémiologie
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Prévalence
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Études transversales
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Égypte
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Poils
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Microscopie
Type d'étude:
Étude observationnelle
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Étude de prévalence
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Facteurs de risque
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Étude de dépistage
Limites du sujet:
Enfant
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Femelle
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Humains
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Mâle
Pays comme sujet:
Afrique
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Annals of Dermatology
Année:
2017
Type:
Article
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