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Dermatophytoses in the Gdansk area, Poland: a 12‐year survey
Author(s) -
Nowicki R.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
mycoses
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.13
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1439-0507
pISSN - 0933-7407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0507.1996.tb00162.x
Subject(s) - geography , medicine , environmental health
Summary. A survey of dermatophytes and dermatophytoses was carried out among patients of the Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Gdansk, in the years 1984‐95. Over the 12‐year period, 1195 cases of ringworm were seen: 55% in men and 45% in women. Listing the dermatophytes isolated and their frequencies as a percentage of the total are as follows: Trichophyton mentagrophytes 42.1%, Microsporum canis 26.0%, Trichophyton rubrum 14.7%, Epidermophyton floccosum 11.0%, Trichophyton tonsurans 4.6%, Trichophyton verrucosum 1.3%, Trichophyton violaccum 0.3%. The most common clinical variant of dermatophytosis in the Gdansk area was tinea cutis glabrae (32.9%), followed by tinea pedis (24%), onychomycosis (16.5%), tinea capitis (11.9%)), tinea inguinalis (10.3%) and tinea manuum (4.4%). Dermatophytoses were significantly more frequent among adults (> 15 years) (71.3%). Zusammenfassung. Dermatophytosen und ihre Erreger, in den Jahren 1984–1995 in der Dermatologischen Klinik in Gdansk diagnostiziert, werden in einer Übersicht zusammengestellt. Es wurden 1195 Fälle von Dermatophytosen beobachtet, darunter 55% bei Männern und 45% bei Frauen. Die Dermatophyten wurden in folgenden Häufigkeiten beobachtet: Trichophyton mentagrophytes 42.1%, Microsporum canis 26.0%, Trichophyton rubrum 14.7%, Epidermophyton floccosum 11.0%, Trichophyton tonsurans 4.6%, Trichophyton verrucosum 1.3%, Trichophyton violaceum 0.3%. Am häufigsten wurde in Gdansk Tinea cutis glabrae (32.9%), Tinea pedis (24%), Onychomycosis (16.5%), Tinea capitis (11.9%)), Tinea inguinalis (10.3%), und Tinea manuum (4.4%) gefunden. Dermatophyten wurden bei Erwachsenen (> 15 Jahre) deutlich häufiger (71.3%) beobachtet als bei Kindern unter 15 Jahren.