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STATISTICAL SURVEY OF 100 CASES OF SPOROTRICHOSIS
Author(s) -
Kariya Hideo,
Iwatsu Tokio
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
the journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1346-8138
pISSN - 0385-2407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1979.tb01903.x
Subject(s) - sporotrichosis , medicine , statistical survey , statistical significance , dermatology , lymphatic system , statistical analysis , surgery , pathology , statistics , mathematics
A statistical survey of 100 cases of sporotrichosis at the Dermatological Clinic of Chiba University Hospital from May, 1965 to June, 1975 was reported. The proportion of sporotrichosis cases to the total number of outpatients and to the total dermatomycoses was 0.14% and 1.8%. It has increased gradually since 1969. Greater percentage of cases fell into the less than 11 year old or more than 40 year old age groups. Females were more affected than males. Half of the cases occured in farmers. Geographic distribution was remarkable. 44 cases had a history of injury. 62 cases showed the cutaneous lymphatic type and 38 cases showed the localized cutaneous type. The face and upper extremities were the most affected. The sporotrichin test was positive in 41 of 42 cases. The causative organism was demonstrated in tissue sections in 97 of 99 cases.