Dermatophytoses in the Gdańsk area, Poland: a 12-year survey.

A survey of dermatophytes and dermatophytoses was carried out among patients of the Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Gdańsk, in the years 1984-95. Over the 12-year period, 1195 cases of ringworm were seen: 55% in men and 45% in women. Listing the dermatophytes isolated and their frequencies as a percentage of the total are as follows: Trichophyton mentagrophytes 42.

[The effect of occupational environment on the development of skin lesions in workers at a tableware porcelain plant].

This work reports on the skin diseases which occur among the workers of the ceramic industry. The most frequently observed diseases were: dermatomycosis, eczema as a result of wear, and allergic diseases. Nickel, and also cobalt, turpentine, paraphenyldiamine and detergents were the main allergens.

[Microsporum infection in patients treated at the Dermatological Clinic, Medical Academy, in Gdańsk 1984-1988].

In the years 1984-1988 in the Department of Dermatology, M. A. in Gdańsk 80 cases of microsporum mycoses were diagnosed.