Background: Dermatophytoses is an infection of the hair, skin and nails. It is a major public health problem worldwide particularly in developing countries and continue to increase.
Objectives: This study was conducted to determine biosocial correlates and the prevalence of current trend of dermatophytes infection among patients attendingatertiary-care hospital.
Material and methods: Observational cross sectional study was done on1045 clinically diagnosed cases of dermatophytoses attending skin OPD. Samples were collected from these patients for KOH mount and fungal culture examination.
Result: Clinically the prevalence of dermatophytoses was more common in males , among age group of 31-40 years belonged to low socioeconomic status and manual workers by occupation. Tineacorporis was the most common clinical type of presentation and Trichophytonrubrum was the most common isolated species observed. The frequency of steroid abuse wasfoundin62.97% of patients.
Conclusion: This study focused on the variations in dermatophytoses presentation and their biological correlates among patients. Tineacorporis was the most common clinical presentation.
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2022: 6.012
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