ISSN: 2574-7800
Authors: Patel Trisha B, Patel Jalpa K, Parmar Dharmesh G and Vora Rita V*
Background: Dermatophytes are the major causal organism for most of superficial fungal infections. Globally, the prevalence of superficial fungal skin infection is 20–25%. In general population, tinea corporis and tinea cruris infections are very common. Aim: (1) To study the demography of dermatophytosis at tertiary care centre in Anand district. (2) To study various clinical patterns of dermatophytosis at tertiary care centre in Anand district. Method: A 3 year retrospective study was undertaken in the Outpatient Department of Dermatology at a tertiary care teaching hospital from March 2017 to February 2020.All patients who came to the skin outpatient department and were diagnosed to have Dermatophytosis clinically were included in the study, irrespective of age or sex. According to a proforma age, sex, occupation, duration, site, family history, locality, socioeconomic status, etc were recorded and evaluated. Results: The study was conducted on 924 subjects. The most common age group affected was of 31-40 years, with a male to female ratio of 1.80:2.24. About 52% of patients belonged to urban background, and 41% were from a low socioeconomic background. 52% of patients reported to have positive family history, and 55% of patients were having poor personal hygiene. Tinea corporis was the most common clinical variant of dermatophyte infection (59.46%) in our study. Nearly 63% of patients had been treated previously, 30% had applied steroid and 33% had taken oral/topical antifungals inappropriately. Conclusion: Dermatophytosis is a common public health problem affecting all age groups in our area and usually seek medical advice for cosmetic reasons. The present study reveals that Tinea corporis was the most common clinical variant of dermatophyte infection.
Keywords: Dermatophytosis; Rural
