Lee Weon Ju, Sim Hyun Bo, Jang Yong Hyun, Lee Seok-Jong, Kim Do Won, Jun Jae Bok, Bang Yong Jun
Department of Dermatology, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
Institute of Medical Mycology, Catholic Skin Clinic, Daegu, Korea.
J Korean Med Sci. 2016 Feb;31(2):296-300. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2016.31.2.296. Epub 2016 Jan 13.
Since 1995, Trichophyton tonsurans has been one of the causative agents of dermatophytosis in Korea. Herein we evaluate 77 patients infected with T. tonsurans who visited an outpatient clinic between 2004 and 2014. Infections due to T. tonsurans were diagnosed by mycological examination, which included direct microscopic examination using 15% KOH and culture in potato dextrose agar complemented with 0.5% chloramphenicol. The annual prevalence of infection due to T. tonsurans was the highest in 2014 (15 cases) but remained constant in non-gladiators between 2004 and 2014. The ratio of male to female patients was 1:0.3. The spring season presented the highest incidence compared with other seasons, with 27 cases. The incidence of infections due to T. tonsurans among gladiators was highest in spring compared with the other seasons whereas the incidence in non-gladiators was the highest in the winter. The body site most commonly affected was the face. Tinea corporis was the most common subtype of dermatophytosis caused by T. tonsurans. Herein, we demonstrate that the prevalence of infection with T. tonsurans remain constant throughout the study period in Korea.
自1995年以来，断发毛癣菌一直是韩国皮肤癣菌病的病原体之一。在此，我们评估了2004年至2014年间到门诊就诊的77例感染断发毛癣菌的患者。通过真菌学检查诊断断发毛癣菌感染，检查包括使用15%氢氧化钾进行直接显微镜检查以及在添加0.5%氯霉素的马铃薯葡萄糖琼脂上进行培养。2014年断发毛癣菌感染的年患病率最高（15例），但在2004年至2014年间非角斗士人群中患病率保持稳定。男女患者比例为1:0.3。春季发病率高于其他季节，有27例。角斗士中由断发毛癣菌引起的感染发病率在春季高于其他季节，而非角斗士中感染发病率在冬季最高。最常受影响的身体部位是面部。体癣是断发毛癣菌引起的皮肤癣菌病最常见的亚型。在此，我们证明在韩国整个研究期间断发毛癣菌感染的患病率保持稳定。
