KUMJ | VOL. 10 | NO. 1 | ISSUE 37 | JAN-MAR, 2012
“Epizoonosis of Dermatophytosis”: A Clinico - Mycological Study of Dermatophytic Infections in Central Nepal
Mathur M, Kedia SK, Ghimire RBK
Abstract: Background
Identification of dermatophytic species in clinical settings are important not only
for epidemiological but also for the treatment.
Objectives
Present study was carried out to find out the clinical variants of Dermatophytosis
and species of fungus responsible for the disease.
Methods
The prospective observational analysis of 200 clinically suspected cases of
dermatophytic infection attending Dermatology department of College of Medical
Sciences Teaching Hospital, Bharatpur, Chitwan, Nepal. Skin scraping, hair and nail
samples were collected and processed according to standard protocol.
Results
Maximum number of patients enrolled in study were reported for treatment 5-8
weeks after the onset of disease. Overall male predominance was observed and
ages between 26-30 years. Tinea corporis was the most common clinical type of
tinea with female dominance in our study. 10 % of cases were having extensive
Tinea. 71.5% of samples were positive on direct microscopy and 62 % positive on
culture. Samples from T capitis were highest positive by direct microscopy (80%)
and over all dominant species of fungus isolated in our study was Trichophyton
verrucosum (30.6%).
Conclusions
The study highlighted Tinea corporis as the most common clinical type with
female predominance. Overall predominant causative fungal species isolated was
Trichophyton verrucosum.
Keyword : Dermatophyte, epidemiological factors, superficial infection,fungal species
