Tinea Capitis Among Primary School Children: A Clinicomycological Study in a Rural Hospital in Central India
Journal Title: International Journal of Current Research and Review - Year 2017, Vol 9, Issue 23
Abstract
Aims & Objectives 1. To determine the clinical & mycological profile of tinea capitis Among Primary School students of Rural area 2. To correlate of KOH microscopy and culture for diagnosing Tinea capitis. Methods & Results: A total of 323 Primary School students from six different Government rural schools were enrolled and screened for any infection on hair and scalp. Of these, 81 were clinically found to be of Tinea capitis. Woods lamp examination, 20% KOH microscopy and Fungal cultures were performed for all these cases. Non-inflammatory type of tinea capitis was predominant (95.06%) type and female students (55.5%) were affected more compared to male(44%). In our study, the positivity by 20% KOH and Fungal culture was 40.74% & 11.11% respectively. The etiological agents were T. violacium, Microsporum canis & T. rubrum. Conclusion: Tinea capitis was detected mostly in pupils with low level of educational and poor socio-economic status of their parents.
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Ruchita Attal
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