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International Society of Dermatology - Palm Coast, FL - USA
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San Gallicano Institute—IRCCS, Rome
Dep. of Preventive Medicine of Migration, Tourism and Tropical Dermatology
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International Institute of Social, Medical and Anthropological Sciences - Rome
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First International Congress on |
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DERMATOLOGICAL CARE FOR ALL
“A BASIC HUMAN RIGHT” |
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Addis Ababa-Mekele (Ethiopia)
November 1 - 4, 2006
Italian Dermatological Hospital of Quihà - Tigray
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DERMATOPHYTE SPECIES IDENTIFICATION FROM DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE BODY |
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Author: Dr. Dagnachew Shibeshi
MD Dermato-Venereologist, Tekalegne Kebede, MD, Alert, Hospital Faculty of Medicine, Addis Ababa University
P. O. Box 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
E-mail: dshibeshi@yahoo.com
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ABSTRACT
Background
Fungal infections of the scalp is common in Ethiopian children and rare in adults while fungal nail infection is commonly, seen in adults but rare in children. Identification of the commonest fungal species is essential.
Objective
- To identify and describe the commonest superficial fungal infections occurring in different regions of the body in a tertiary hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
- To describe clinical features among adults children.
Results
300 (116 males and 184 females) consecutive patients with skin problems suggestive of fungal infections on different parts of the body were examined at university dermatology clinics of both adults and children between June 1997 and Dec. 1997. Both KOH and fungal suffuse was performed. Trichophyton violaceum was found to be the commonest fungal infection (85%) followed by T. Schoenleinii (10.8%). Among children aged less than 12 years, fungal scalp infection was the commonest (76.6%) followed by nail infection (15%). On the other hand, fungal nail infection were more common in adults (63.5%) followed by scalp infection (12%).
Conclusion
Fungal infection of the scalp in commons in children and nail fungal infection is the frequently occurring nail infection in adults. |
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