Korean Journal of Clinical Laboratory Science (대한임상검사과학회지)
- Volume 37 Issue 2
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- Pages.118-122
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- 2005
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- 1738-3544(pISSN)
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- 2288-1662(eISSN)
Epidemiologic Study on Zoophilic Dermatophytes
동물친화성 피부사상균 감염의 역학적 연구
- Bang, Young-Jun (Institute of Medical Mycology Catholic Skin Clinic) ;
- Kim, Ssang-Young (Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Daegu Health College)
- Published : 2005.08.31
Abstract
An epidemiological study was performed on zoophilic dermatophytes. The number of patients with zoophilic dermatophytes diagnosed on clinical findings and culture at the Catholic Dermatological Clinic in Daegu City were 1,339 for 10 years from January 1995 to December 2004. Species of zoophilic dermatophytes isolated from 47,925 patients with dermatophytes were as follows; Trichophyton(T.) rubrum was isolated from 43,702 (91.2%), T. interdigitale 2,660 (5.6%), Epidermophyton(E.) floccosum 43 (0.1%), T. tonsurans 131 (0.3%), T. mentagrophytes 625 (1.3%), T. verrucosum 56 (0.2%), Microsporum(M.) canis 658 (1.4%), and M. gypseum 50 (0.1%). Zoophilic dermatophytes infections were chiefly Tinea facial in the cases of T. mentagrphytes and Tinea corporis in the cases of T. verrucosum, but Tinea capitis in the cases of M. canis. Number of patients with zoophilic dermatophytes by site and age were as follows; Most patients with infected scalps were young people under 15 years old. Infection of the trunk area (neck,chest,back) and extremities (arms, legs, hands, feet) were relatively high in those patients over 15 years old. M. canis were most frequently isolated in autumn and winter, and T. mentagrophyts and T. verrucosum were mostly in spring and winter.