DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2018.v06i12.065

Pages: 5005-5009

Fungal infections are very common in man. Dermatophytoses is worldwide in distribution; however, it is more prevalent in tropical countries due to relatively high humidity and temperature. This study was conducted to rule out the clinical forms and etiology of dermatophytoses. Skin scrapings, nail clipping and infected hair stubs from the suspected cases were screened from clinically suspected cases were collected as per standard protocol. Specimens were examined in 10% KOH mount kept at room temperature for a suitable period. Cultures were done using SDA and DTM. Dermatophytes were isolated and identified by standard mycological methods. Out of 135 clinically infected cases, 62.96% and 37.03% were male and female respectively. Dermatophytoses was highly prevalent in the age group 16 to 30. Among all clinical types T.cruris was most predominant followed by T.corporis and T.unguium. In KOH examination,Fungal hyphae were seen in 89 samples. And out of 89 KOH positive samples, only 16 samples were positive by culture. Here 9 species of Epidermophyton floccosum, 4 species of Tricophyton, and 3 species of Microsporum were isolated. Most prevalent dermatophytic fungi is Epidermophyton. Dermatophytosis is more common in male than the female. The maximum clinical manifestation is Tinea cruris.