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Fungal infection as a cause of skin disease in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia: prevailing fungi and pattern of infection
- Source :
- Mycoses. 34:333-337
- Publication Year :
- 2009
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 2009.
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Abstract
- Summary. A total of 4 294 clinically suspected cases of dermatomycoses belonging to 26 different nationalities were examined between April 1984 and April 1988. Fungi were demonstrated in routine potassium hydroxide/dimethyl sulfoxide mount in 3 814 cases (88.8%) and the etiology was determined by culture in 2 458 cases (57.2%). Tinea ver-sicolor was the predominant fungal infection (30.9% of all infections). Onychomycosis and pa-ronychia ranked second in prevalence (16.8%). Candidal onychomycosis was the most common type of infection. Scalp ringworm among children ranked third (15.3%), Microsporum canis was the main etiologic agent. Tinea pedis and tinea man-uum ranked fourth in prevalence (13.2%). Tinea corporis represented 10.7% of infections and M. canis was the main agent. Tinea cruris accounted for 8.7% of infections and Epidermophyton floc-cosum was the most common agent. Cutaneous can-didosis constituted 4.3% of infections. White piedra was seen in 6 cases (0.16%). Yeasts were proved not to be unimportant as a cause of disease of skin and nail in our study. Zusammenfassung. Zwischen April 1984 und April 1988 wurden im Dammam-Zentralhospital in der saudi-arabischen Ostprovinz insgesamt 4 294 Dermatomykose-Verdachtsfalle untersucht, die 26 unterschiedlichen Nationalitaten angehorten. In 3 814 Fallen (88,8%) wurden Pilze mikroskopisch in KOH-DMSO-Praparaten nachgewiesen und die Pilzatiologie kulturell in 2 458 Fallen (57,2%) be-legt. Tinea versicolor stellt die vorherrschende Pilz-infektion dar (30,9 % aller Infektionen). An zweiter Stelle standen Onychomykose und Paronychie (16,8%). Die Candida-bedingte Onychomykose war der haufigste Infektionstyp. An dritter Stelle lag Tinea capitis bei Kindern (15,3 %); hier war Microsporum canis der Haupterreger. Tinea pedis und Tinea manuum lagen an vierter Stelle (13,2 %). Bei Tinea corporis (10,7 %) war M. canis der Haupterreger. Tinea cruris (8,7 %) wurde uber-wiegend durch Epidermophyton floccosum verur-sacht. Die kutane Candidose machte 4,3 % der Infektionen aus. Weise Piedra wurde sechsmal (0,16%) gesehen. Ferner erwiesen sich in unserer Studie Hefen zu einem nicht unbedeutenden Anteil als Erreger von Haut- und Nagelkrankheiten.
- Subjects :
- Tinea manuum
medicine.medical_specialty
Pathology
biology
business.industry
Dermatology
General Medicine
medicine.disease
biology.organism_classification
Tinea versicolor
Infectious Diseases
White piedra
Candidal onychomycosis
Medicine
Tinea capitis
Epidermophyton
Microsporum canis
business
Mycosis
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14390507 and 09337407
- Volume :
- 34
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Mycoses
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........c39eeeaaa3dbf61759b15ea64de92e71
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0507.1991.tb00672.x