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Dermatophytosis of Children in Kuwait
Author(s) -
AlFouzan Abdulwahab S.,
Nanda Arti
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1470.1992.tb00321.x
Subject(s) - tinea capitis , microsporum canis , epidermophyton floccosum , medicine , dermatology , trichophyton rubrum , trichophyton , microsporum , dermatophyte , antifungal
Five hundred fifty‐six children constituted 39.5% of total smear‐ and culture‐positive cases of dermatophytosis and 0.6% of the total new dermatology outpatients seen over a period of five year. Males outnumbered females. The youngest child was a 20‐day‐old neonate (age range 20 days‐12 yrs) with a peak of fungal infections seen in patients between 4 and 6 years of age. Microsporum canis was the most prevalent (70.5%) species, followed by Trichophyton violaceum, Microsporum audouinli, Trichophyton rubrum, and Epidermophyton floccosum . Rarely, other species were also isolated. Tinea capitis was the most common (73.7%) clinical type, followed by tinea corporis (19.1%), tinea faciel (3.4%), tinea cruris (3.4%), tinea pedis (0.9%), tinea ungulum (0.9%), and tinea manus (0.2%). No racial variations were observed; however, the predominant species differed with the clinical types.