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China Journal of Leprosy and Skin Diseases ›› 2017, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (4): 213-215.

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Analysis for pathogenic fungi of 188 patients with tinea capitis

SHANG Panpan1,2, YU Changping2, BAO Fangfang2, WANG Shufen2, YU Yongxiang2, LIU Hong2, ZHANG Furen2   

  1. 1. Binzhou Medical University, Yantai 264003, China;

    2. Shandong Provincial Institute of Dermatology and Venereology, Jinan 250022, China

  • Online:2017-04-15 Published:2018-12-19
  • Contact: ZHANG Furen, E-mail: zhangfuren@hotmail.com

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Abstract:

Objective: To investigate the distribution of the pathogenic fungi in 188 patients with tinea capitis. Methods: Clinical and mycodermatological data of 188 cases with tinea capitis was retrospectively analyzed. Results: Out of 188 patients, 133 were male and 55 were female. The age ranged from 1 month to 81 years old and 120 patients aged under 7 years old. One hundred and seventeen strains were isolated, including 47 strains (40.2%) of Trichophyton mentagrophytes, 43 strains (36.8%) of Microsporumcanis, 14 strains (11.9%) of Microsporumgypseum, 11 strains (9.4%) of Thrichophyton rubrum complex, 1 strain of Trichophyton violaceum, and 1 strain of Trichophyton soudanense. Conclusion: Trichophyton mentagrophytes and Microsporum canis remains the dominant pathogen in this group of patients with tinea capitis. The main affect people were preschooler

Key words: tinea capitis')">

tinea capitis, pathogenic fungi, Trichophyton mentagrophytes, Microsporum cani