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Tinea capitis in southwest Poland
Author(s) -
JankowskaKonsur Alina,
Dyląg Mariusz,
Szepietowski Jacek C.
Publication year - 2009
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.1439-0507.2008.01555.x
Subject(s) - tinea capitis , microsporum canis , trichophyton tonsurans , epidemiology , canis , dermatophyte , population , microsporum , dermatology , medicine , veterinary medicine , trichophyton , geography , biology , environmental health , ecology , pathology , antifungal
Summary Tinea capitis in southwest Poland is mainly caused by zoophilic dermatophytes. Microsporum canis is the main pathogen, which was demonstrated in all analysed periods between 1977 and 2006 (50.5%–63.2%). Recently (2002–2006), a significant ( P < 0.05) increase of Trichophyton tonsurans isolates was observed, which may be due to increasing migration of Polish population in this period. To sum up, the data on the prevalence of tinea capitis in southwest Poland resemble the epidemiological situation in Poland and bordering countries at large.