A total of 95 clinically diagnosed cases of dermatophytosis over a period of two years attending the department of Dermatology, RIMS, Hospital, Imphal, Manipur were studied mycologically in the Department of Microbiology, Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Imphal, Manipur . Out of the total cases, by direct microscopy in KOH wet mount examination showed 39(41.05%) cases were positiv...

Dermatophyte is a group of closely related fungi that have the capacity to invade keratinized tissue of humans and other animals. The infection known as dermatophytosis, caused by members of the genera Microsporum, Trichophyton, and Epidermophyton includes infection to the groin (tinea cruris), beard (tinea barbae), scalp (tinea capitis), feet (tinea pedis), glabrous skin (tinea corporis), nail...

Dermatology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, LAUTECH Teaching Hospital, and College of Health Sciences, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology,Ogbomoso,Oyo State,Nigeria Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex,and College of Health Sciences,Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Osun State, Nigeria Department of Dermatology and Vener...

Out of 410 clinically diagnosed cases of superficial mycoses encountered during 1985 - 87, direct KOH mounts were positive in 250 (62.19%) cases and the cultures were positive in 123 (30.00%) cases. The organisms isolated included Trichophyton rubrum (36.58%). T. simii (32.52%), T.mentagrophytes (12.19%), C.tropicum (8.13%), Microsporum gypseum (6.50%), Epidermophyton floccossum (2.43%), T. vio...