Prevalence of Dermatophytosis in HIV Positive Patients Attending Antiretroviral Therapy Centre in a Tertiary Care Hospital
Journal Title: IJSR-International Journal Of Scientific Research - Year 2016, Vol 5, Issue 7
Abstract
Background: It is common in HIV patients, a multitude of fungal infection, many of which has cutaneous manifestations. Aim: To find out the prevalence of dermatophytosis in HIV infected patients. Method: Observational Cross sectional study was done 200 serologically confirmed HIV patients attending ART centre fo HIV in Madurai. Result: Prevalence of dermatophytosis was 12.5%. Most of the cases were from the age group of 31-40 years. Tinea corporis was the commonest dermatophyte infection followed by tinea cruris and Tinea faciei. Conclusion: This study focused on the variations in dermatophytosis presentation and the species involved.
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Sudha M, Ramani CP, Heber Anandan
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