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. 2014 May;59(3):268-70.
doi: 10.4103/0019-5154.131392.

Mycological pattern of dermatophytosis in and around shimla hills

Suruchi Bhagra  1 , Sunite A Ganju  1 , Anil Kanga  1 , Nand Lal Sharma  2 , Ramesh C Guleria  1
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Mycological pattern of dermatophytosis in and around shimla hills

Suruchi Bhagra et al. Indian J Dermatol. 2014 May.

Abstract

Introduction: Dermatophytosis is defined as the fungal infection of the skin, hair and nails by a group of keratinophillic fungi known as dermatophytes.

Aims and objectives: This study is an attempt to find out various species of dermatophytes in clinically suspected cases of dermatophytosis.

Materials and methods: One hundred samples were subjected to direct microscopy by potassium hydroxide wet mount (KOH) and isolation on culture with Sabourauds dextrose agar.

Results: Out of these 80 (80%) samples were KOH positive while 20 (20%) were KOH negative. Overall culture positivity rate was 68%. Dermatophytosis was more common in males, the M:F ratio was 4:1.

Conclusion: Total seven species were isolated on culture. Trichophyton rubrum (66.17%) was the commonest isolate followed by Trichophyton mentagrophytes (19.11%), Trichophyton violaceum (7.35%), Trichophyton tonsurans (2.94%) and one isolate each of Epidermophyton floccosum and Microsporum gypseum (1.47%).

Keywords: Dermatophytosis; Epidermophyton; Microsporum; Trichophyton.

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