A CLINICAL STUDY OF A SUPERFICIAL DERMATOPHYTIC INFECTION IN KANCHIPURAM

Abstract

Background: Dermatophytic infection is the most commonly seen skin disease in our dermatology OPD. Dermatophytic infection is commonly seen in trophic and subtrophic regions like India. This study is done to find out the commonest type of Dermatophyte seen in our dermatology OPD and the organism causing the dermatophytic infection. Aims and objectives:1) To find out the commonest clinical type of Dermatophytic infection in our dermatology Out Patient department.2) To correlate between the KOH mount, Culture positivity and Dermatophytic infection. Materials and methods: 50 patients of dermatophytosis attending the dermatology outpatient department of Meenakshi Medical College and Research Institute from January 2013 to January 2014 are included in our study.KOH mount and fungal culture was done for all the patients with Dermaphytic infection. RESULTS: Male are more commonly affected than females in dermatophytosis. 21-30 years age group is commonly affected although patients of all age can be affected by dermatophytosis. Tinea corporis is the commonest clinical type T.rubrum is the commonest etiological agent isolated.