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Prevalence and Aetiology of Dermatophytoses in Isfahan, Iran Publisher Pubmed



Chadeganipour M1, 2 ; Shadzi S1 ; Dehghan P1 ; Movahed M1
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  1. 1. Mycology and Parasitology Department, School of Medicine, University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
  2. 2. Mycology and Parasitology Department, School of Medicine, Isfahan Univ. of Medical Sciences, Isfahen, Iran

Source: Mycoses Published:1997


Abstract

In this study the prevalence and causative agents of dermatophytoses in Isfahan, a large province of Iran, were determined. Of 16,578 clinically suspected cases 13.3% were affected with dermatophytoses. Lesions of tinea capitis were the most prevalent clinical type of dermatophytoses (54.1%), followed by tinea corporis (23.8%) and tinea pedis (8.9%). Trichophyton verrucosum was the most frequent causative agent (32.8%), followed by Epidermophyton floccosum (17.6%), T. mentagrophytes (16.2%) and Microsporum canis (12.3%). We found a relationship between the spread of dermatophytoses and live-stock infected with dermatophytoses in Isfahan.
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