Clinico-mycological Profile of Dermatophytosis in a Reference Centre for Leprosy and Dermatological Diseases in Addis Ababa
| Autor: | Erja Chryssanthou, Yohannes Mengistu, Björn Petrini, Yimtubezinash Woldeamanuel, R. Leekassa |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Impetigo Adolescent Veterinary (miscellaneous) medicine.disease_cause Polymerase Chain Reaction Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology Microbiology Medical microbiology Tinea Trichophyton Trichophyton verrucosum DNA Ribosomal Spacer Prevalence medicine Humans Child DNA Fungal Trichophyton tonsurans Aged biology business.industry Age Factors Fungal genetics Middle Aged medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Dermatology Nails Child Preschool Dermatophyte Female Tinea capitis Ethiopia Leprosy business Agronomy and Crop Science |
| Zdroj: | Mycopathologia. 161:167-172 |
| ISSN: | 1573-0832 0301-486X |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s11046-004-3141-5 |
| Popis: | To assess the clinical and fungal species spectrum of dermatophyte infection in a reference centre in Addis Ababa, 539 dermatological patients with signs of dermatophytosis were investigated. Seventy-one percent were female and 29% male, aged 2–66 years (median 9). Four hundred-fifteen (77%) had at least one skin lesion. Tinea capitis was diagnosed in 138/155 males (89%) as compared to 214/384 females (40%) (p |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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