DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2016.v04i01.038

Pages: 205-209

In this Clinico-mycological study of 200 randomly selected cases of dermatophytoses was undertaken in Shadan institute of medical science teaching hospital and research centre, Himayath sagar road Hyderabad (Telangana state). Among the Dermatophytosis tinea cruris (35%) was the major clinical type followed by tinea cruris with tinea corporis (19%) and tinea corporis alone (19%). Incidence of tinea capitis was 4.5% and all of those affected were in the age group of 0-10 years. Male preponderance was observed (M: F=2.03:1). Trichophyton rubrum was the predominant isolate in the present study isolated in majority (59.16%) from all clinical types followed by Trichophyton mentagrophytes (27.5%).