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http://dx.doi.org/10.15324/kjcls.2018.50.4.444

Incidence Trends of Dermatophytoses Isolated in Children  

Kim, Su Jung (Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, Daegu Health College)
Bang, Yong Joon (Catholic Skin Clinic, Dermatology)
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Korean Journal of Clinical Laboratory Science / v.50, no.4, 2018 , pp. 444-448 More about this Journal
Abstract
From January 2 to December 30, 2017, out of 691 children diagnosed with dermatophytoses infection, 179 children had infections caused by Trichophyton among the total 13,093 patients who visited the Dermatology department. According to a survey, the patients included 317 adolescents, 203 elementary school age children, and 171 infants. In seasonal variation, the diagnosis was higher in summer (195 cases, 28%) and winter (191, 28%) and comparatively lower in spring (165, 24%) and autumn (140, 20%). The infection among the patients was caused by, from maximum to minimum, T. pedis (351, 51%), T. corporis (91, 13%), and T. unguinum (77, 11%). In all age groups, the highest number of patients were infected with T. pedis. After T. pedis, in descending order, the infection was caused by T. corporis, T. unguinum, T. manus and Tinea capitis in the infants and elementary school age children and by T. corporis, T. unguinum and T. cruris in adolescents. Among infections caused by Trichophyton, T. rubrum was the highest isolated causative agent. This data analysis confirmed the distribution of dermatophytoses and the different species according to paediatric age and will aid the study of paediatric dermatomycosis through continuous research.
Keywords
Dermatophytoses; Tinea pedis; Trichophyton rubrum;
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