CLINICOMYCOLOGICAL STUDY OF TINEA CAPITIS

[Tinea capitis].

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Tinea corporis and tinea capitis.

Tinea capitis in Botswana

BACKGROUND Tinea capitis (TC) is a common dermatophyte infection of the scalp that can also involve the eyebrows and eyelashes. AIM This study aimed to find the causative fungus responsible for TC in Botswana and determine its association with the clinical types of TC. METHODS Samples for potassium hydroxide 10% mounts and fungal cultures were collected in a microbiology laboratory at the N...

Tinea Capitis in Karachi.

The etiology and prevalence of Tinea Capitis in adults and children was studied in 115 cases. The most common etiologic agent was Trichophyton Violaceum recovered from 82 63% cases, Trichophyton rubrum from 10.4%, Trichophyton tonsurans from 3.47% and Microsporum canis from 3.4% cases. The study includes seventy cases of "blackdot" ringworm of the scalp, four cases of Kerion and forty one cases...

Some Characteristics of Tinea Capitis

Tinea capitis (TC) is the dermatophytosis widespread in the world[1,2]. Not only specter of causative species in a specific geographical area is changing in time, but also the distribution of each one worldwide. No data exists on TC for recent 25 years in our country. Following goals were set for the study: to determine the specter of TC causatives and importance of age and sex in disease devel...