Bhat Yasmeen J, Zeerak Sumaya, Kanth Farhat, Yaseen Atiya, Hassan Iffat, Hakak Rubina
Department of Dermatology, STD and Leprosy, Government Medical College, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Indian Dermatol Online J. 2017 Mar-Apr;8(2):100-103. doi: 10.4103/2229-5178.202279.
Tinea capitis is a superficial fungal infection that predominantly affects the pediatric population. The etiological factors vary from region to region, and the exact incidence remains obscure. The clinicoepidemiological and mycological aspects of this dermatophytosis were studied in a tertiary care centre in Kashmir valley.
To determine the clinicoepidemiological aspects and mycological findings of dermatophytes involved in tinea capitis cases in Kashmir valley.
Wood's lamp examination, KOH examination, and fungal culture were performed in one hundred fifty clinically diagnosed cases of tinea capitis with patients' age upto 14 years over a period of 6 months. The epidemiological factors associated with the disease were also evaluated.
Tinea capitis was predominant in the 3-6 and 6-9 years age groups with a male preponderance. Grey patch tinea capitis was the most common variant. KOH positivity was 76%, and was the most common fungal isolate.
Tinea capitis is a very common fungal infection in our setting. Early detection and diagnosis is mandatory to prevent its spread in the community as well as the development of scarring alopecia in the affected individual.
头癣是一种主要影响儿童人群的浅表真菌感染。其病因因地区而异，确切发病率仍不清楚。在克什米尔山谷的一家三级护理中心对这种皮肤癣菌病的临床流行病学和真菌学方面进行了研究。
确定克什米尔山谷头癣病例中涉及的皮肤癣菌的临床流行病学方面和真菌学发现。
在6个月的时间里，对150例临床诊断为头癣且年龄在14岁以下的患者进行了伍德灯检查、氢氧化钾检查和真菌培养。还评估了与该疾病相关的流行病学因素。
头癣在3至6岁和6至9岁年龄组中占主导地位，男性居多。灰斑型头癣是最常见的类型。氢氧化钾阳性率为76%，且是最常见的真菌分离株。
在我们的环境中，头癣是一种非常常见的真菌感染。早期发现和诊断对于防止其在社区传播以及受影响个体发生瘢痕性脱发至关重要。
