Prospective clinico mycological study of superficial mycosis in coastal Andhra Pradesh
Journal Title: IP Indian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Dermatology - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 3
Abstract
Introduction Indian continent has remarkable topographical variation between tropical and subtropical regions of the world For this reasons superficial mycoses is common in our country There are other predisposing factors like socioeconomic condition overcrowded poor hygiene and contact with animal and in the absence of proper medical care skin mycoses spread epidemically In addition to its epidemic nature the spectrum of dermatophytosis is also not static Konaseema region is costal part of Andhra Pradesh and no such study has been conducted in this region so present study has been designed to study the clinical pattern of superficial mycoses among the patients who are attending outpatient department of Dermatology venereology and leprosy and also to study the variations of species causing different morphological forms of superficial mycosesMaterials and Methods Present study is a randomized cross sectional prospective study conducted in the dermatology venereology and leprology department Konaseema institute of medical sciences Amalapuram from February 2016 to May 2018The study population include 1200 patients diagnosed clinically having superficial mycoses randomly selected for this study based on exclusion and inclusion criteriaResult Out of 1200 patients 786 655 were diagnosed as dermatophytosis 146 121 patients were diagnosed as pityriasis versicolor 224 18666 patients were diagnosed to be candidiasis and 44 366 patients were having tinea nigra Out of 786 dermatophytes 320 4910 were clinically diagnosed as T Cruris 240 3053 patients were clinically diagnosed as tinea corporis 104 patients 1323 were diagnosed as tinea Unguium tinea mannum patients were 44 in number 559 T capitis patients were 26 33 20 patients that is 25 were diagnosed to be tinea Barbae and 12 15 patients were diagnosed to be tinea Faciei 25 patients were diagnosed to have tinea pedisDiscussion and Conclusion We have found that it is common in 2nd and 3rd decade of life with male predominance It is common in middle income group Dermatophytosis is most common clinical types and in that tinea crusis is most common clinical presentation followed by candidiasis tinea Rubrum was the most common species isolated Among candidiasis balanoposthitis was most common presentationKeywords Superficial mycosis Clinico mycology Dermatophytosis
Authors and Affiliations
K. Ramesh, MSN Murthy, M. Manjan Annapurna
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