Dermatomycosis At a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Clinicomycological Study

Abstract

Background: The prevalence of dermatophyte infections in the general population is rising today. Tinea corporis, Tinea cruris, Tinea faciei, etc. are some common names for it. Methods: For 130 clinically probable Dermatophytosis cases, samples including skin scrapings, nail clippings, hair, and hair stubs were processed. All of the samples underwent KOH mount and SDA culture. Results: The majority of the patients were men, 76 (58.46%) as opposed to 54 women (41.53 percent). The age group 20 to 30 is the most frequently affected one. The most common kind, tinea corporis, made up 66 (or 50.76 percent), followed by tinea cruris 25 (19.23 percent), tinea unguinum 18 (or 13.84 percent), and tinea capitis 10. (07.69 percent). Trichophyton rubrum was the most common isolate, accounting for 27 (38.57%) cases. It was followed by Trichophyton mentagrophytes (16.85%), Microsporumaudoni (15.42%), Microsporumgypsium (8.43%), Trichophyton violaceum (3.28%), and Epidermophyton fluccosum (01). (1.43 percent). Conclusion: Infection with dermatophytes is relatively common today. There are more men and they are mostly in the middle age range. It is most frequently observed in lower middle-class individuals, primarily manual labourers. The most typical manifestation is tinea corporis et cruris.