descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jan 1979 English Publisher:Oxford University Press (OUP)Journal:Medical Mycology, volume 17, pages 131-137 (issn: 1369-3786, eissn: 1460-2709,

Authors: R. Karaoui; M. Selim; A. Mousa;

doi: 10.1080/00362177985380181

pmid: 542886

Incidence of dermatophytosis in Kuwait

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Dermatophytosis in Kuwait was found to be associated with poor, over-crowded socioeconomic localities. This infection occurred in all age groups, but patients below 10 years of age were most susceptible. Tinea capitis was observed in 71.1% of 135 patients with dermatophytosis, with a higher incidence (48.2%) in males than in females. Microsporum canis caused 60.7% of all cases of dermatophytosis and 76% of tinea capitis. A high rate of failure to culture from microscopically positive specimens was observed in tinea cruris and onychomycosis.

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Adult, Male, Adolescent, Epidermophyton, Age Factors, Infant, Middle Aged, Sex Factors, Kuwait, Socioeconomic Factors, Trichophyton, Child, Preschool, Dermatomycoses, Humans, Microsporum, Female, Child

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