A Study on Tinea Capitis in the Pre School and School Going Children
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Introduction: Tinea capitis is a superficial fungal infection of scalp and hair caused by various species of dermatophytes. The incidence of Tinea capitis varies from country to country and region to region. Material and Methods: Fifty patients from the preschool going population were selected for the study. Results and Discussion: Clinical presentation of disease revealed that black dot to be the commonest (32%) followed by grey patch (28%), kerion (20%) and favus type was the least (1%). Direct microscopy of hair in KOH preparations revealed that all clinically suspected patients of Tinea capitis had endothrix type in 56% of cases and ectothrix type in 44%.
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