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An outbreak of trichophytic tinea capitis in a group of schoolchildren in a rural area of the department of Cauca, Colombia.
Biomedica
December 2023
Secretaría Departamental de Salud, Gobernación del Cauca, Popayán, Colombia; Departamento de Salud Pública, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia.
An outbreak of trichophytic tinea capitis in a group of schoolchildren in a rural area of the department of Cauca, Colombia.
Biomedica
August 2023
Facultad Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad del Cauca, Popayán, Colombia.
Introduction. Tinea capitis is a mycosis of keratinized tissue, which affects the scalp and may cause alopecia, pruritus, and desquamation. This type of mycosis is more frequent in school-age children, and it may represent a public health problem; the main etiological agents reported for Colombia are zoophilic dermatophytes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF[Tinea capitis: epidemiological study in Tunis from 2012 to 2020].
Pan Afr Med J
June 2022
Laboratoire de Parasitologie-Mycologie, Hôpital Militaire Principal d'Instruction de Tunis, 1008 Monfleury, Tunisie.
Article Synopsis
- Tinea capitis (TC) is a common fungal infection in children, particularly before puberty, with different dermatophytes identified across regions.
- This study conducted a retrospective analysis of 474 patients from Tunis over eight years, revealing a 44.3% prevalence of TC and a higher occurrence in males, averaging 6.2 years of age.
- The study identified five species of dermatophytes, mainly Microsporum canis, and emphasizes the importance of mycological examination for accurate diagnosis and treatment planning.
Tinea capitis in school children from Mauritania: A comparative study between urban and rural areas.
J Mycol Med
June 2021
Service de Parasitologie-Mycologie, Faculté de Médecine, de Pharmacie et d'Odontologie, Université Cheikh Anta Diop, BP 5005, Dakar, Senegal.
Introduction: In Mauritania, only an investigation carried out 26 years ago allows to report epidemiological findings about tinea capitis in Nouakchott. The objective of this study was to reactualize the tinea capitis epidemiological, clinical and mycological profile in school children and to compare this profile in urban and rural area.
Patients And Methods: All subscribed students in targeted schools and present during the investigation were examined clinically before samples collection.
[Dermatophytosis due to Trichophyton violaceum at the parasitology-mycology laboratory of the military hospital of Meknes (about twelve cases)].
J Mycol Med
March 2018
Laboratoire de parasitologie-mycologie, hôpital militaire d'instruction Moulay-Ismaïl, boulevard El Hansali, 50000 Meknès, Maroc. Electronic address:
Introduction: Trichophyton violaceum is an anthropophilic dermatophyte, common in Mediterranean and African countries, which causes particularly trichophytic tinea in school-aged children. The objective of this work is to study the clinical and epidemiological profile of T. violaceum infections.
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