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Dermatophytosis among Schoolchildren in Three Eco-climatic Zones of Mali. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2016
Dermatophytosis, and particularly the subtype tinea capitis, is common among African children; however, the risk factors associated with this condition are poorly understood. To describe the epidemiology of dermatophytosis in distinct eco-climatic zones,
Oumar Coulibaly, Abdoulaye K Kone, Safiatou Niaré-Doumbo, Siaka Goïta, Jean Gaudart, Abdoulaye A Djimdé, Renaud Piarroux, Ogobara K Doumbo, Mahamadou A Thera, Stéphane Ranque   +9 more
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Tinea Capitis Presenting as Diffuse Hair Loss and Significance of Trichoscopy: Four Case Reports

Skin Appendage Disorders, 2021
Tinea capitis is a common fungal infection in children but is less frequently encountered in adults. Tinea capitis presenting as diffuse hair loss is a rare presentation.
R. Dhurat, D. Shukla, Sandip Agrawal, J. Chitalia, S. Ghate, Mithali Jage   +5 more
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Tinea capitis infection among school children in rural setting of Jos north-central, Nigeria [PDF]

, 2021
Background: Tinea capitis is a common infection of the scalp and hair shaft caused by dermatophytes. It is an infection associated with low socioeconomic status and poor personal hygiene.Methods: This was a cross sectional study involving pupils in two ...
Dahal , A. Samuel, Dashe , Nanma, Egah , Z. Daniel, Envuladu , A Esther, Izang , Abel, Okolo , O. Mark, Olubukunnola, Inyang, Onyedibe, Kenneth   +7 more
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Isolation and identification of some dermatophytes causing Tinea

مجلة علوم ذي قار, 2019
The study was included collection of 200 samples (100 samples of skin scales , 79 samples of hairs and 21 samples of nails) , from patient suffering Tinea .
Yass K.Abbass
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Outbreak of Tinea capitis and corporis in a primary school in Antananarivo, Madagascar

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2011
Introduction: Tinea capitis is common among schoolchildren in developing countries but underreported in Madagascar. We report the occurrence of an outbreak of gray patch tinea capitis due to Microsporum langeronii in a public primary school of ...
Jean-François Carod, Mahery Ratsitorahina, Hasina Raherimandimby, Virginie Hincky Vitrat, Vololomboahangy Ravaolimalala Andrianaja, Nelly Contet-Audonneau   +5 more
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A twenty-year survey of dermatophytoses in Braga, Portugal [PDF]

, 2006
Modifications in social habits together with the increase of emigration have contributed not only to increased dermatophytoses but also to an altered etiology.
Abdel-Rahman SM, Aly R, Caddell JR, Chinelli PA, Degreef H, Fieden IJ, Filipello Marchisio V, Gianni C, Greer D, Hainer BL, Korstanje MJ, Mangiaterra ML, Martin AG, Nowicki R, Pereiro M, Rippon JW, Rippon JW, Velho R, Weitzman I   +18 more
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Tinea capitis profunda in an adult case

Northwestern Medical Journal
Tinea capitis is a dermatophyte infection of the scalp that occurs in childhood. Scalp erythema, scaling, pustules, and crusting are typical signs of tinea capitis. Tinea capitis is considered rare in adults. Adult tinea capitis may have polymorphic and
Tuna Sezer, Feyza Nur Şimşek
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Clinicoepidemiological and mycological study of tinea capitis in the pediatric population of Kashmir valley: A study from a tertiary care centre

Indian Dermatology Online Journal, 2017
Background: Tinea capitis is a superficial fungal infection that predominantly affects the pediatric population. The etiological factors vary from region to region, and the exact incidence remains obscure.
Yasmeen J Bhat, Sumaya Zeerak, Farhat Kanth, Atiya Yaseen, Iffat Hassan, Rubina Hakak   +5 more
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A clinico-mycological study of tinea capitis

Indian Dermatology Online Journal, 2012
Tinea capitis is the dermatophytosis of the scalp and hair. It is predominant in children especially in the tropical region. The epidemiology and etiology of tinea capitis keeps changing with time and varies considerably with respect to geography and ...
B Ashvith Shetty, H V Nataraja, Nagarathnamma, M Mallikarjun, S Sacchidanand, B Leelavathi, T N Revathi, G S Asha   +7 more
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Tinea capitis et barbae caused by Trichophyton tonsurans: A retrospective cohort study of an infection chain after shavings in barber shops

Mycoses (Berlin), 2020
Tinea capitis is a highly contagious infectious disease caused by dermatophytes. In Central Europe, it is mainly caused by zoophilic dermatophytes, as, for example Microsporum (M) canis or Trichophyton (T) mentagrophytes and increasingly by ...
V. Müller, Korina Kappa-Markovi, J. Hyun, D. Georgas, Gabriel Silberfarb, U. Paasch, S. Uhrlass, P. Nenoff, J. Schaller   +8 more
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