Simpanya M F
East Afr Med J. 1989 Apr;66(4):269-75.
A study of tinea capitis in urban and rural schools of Lusaka revealed two dermatophytes, vis., Microsporum langeroni and Trichophyton violaceum as the causative agents of tinea capitis among school children. Tinea capitis was more common among boys (18.0%) than girls (14.7%), with prevalence of 16.8% and a peak infection at 9-11 years for both sexes. Clinically, most cases due to both M. langeroni and T. violaceum were non-inflammatory. The inflammatory cases were caused by T. violaceum. The higher number of infected children from squatter and low-cost areas was statistically highly significant compared to children from high-cost areas. A higher number of rural children were infected with tinea capitis than children in urban Lusaka. T. violaceum was the only dermatophyte species isolated in rural Lusaka, while in urban Lusaka, both T. violaceum and M. langeroni were isolated.
一项对卢萨卡城乡学校头癣的研究表明，两种皮肤癣菌，即兰氏小孢子菌和紫色毛癣菌是学童头癣的病原体。头癣在男孩（18.0%）中比女孩（14.7%）更常见，总体患病率为16.8%，男女在9至11岁时感染率达到峰值。临床上，大多数由兰氏小孢子菌和紫色毛癣菌引起的病例是非炎症性的。炎症性病例由紫色毛癣菌引起。与来自高成本地区的儿童相比，来自棚户区和低成本地区的感染儿童数量在统计学上具有高度显著性差异。农村感染头癣的儿童数量高于卢萨卡市区的儿童。紫色毛癣菌是在卢萨卡农村地区分离出的唯一皮肤癣菌种类，而在卢萨卡市区，同时分离出了紫色毛癣菌和兰氏小孢子菌。
