A CLINICAL AND ETIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF 230 CASES OF DERMATOPHYTOSIS IN OLD PEOPLE
- VernacularTitle:230例老年皮肤霉菌病的临床及病原分析
- Author:
Yuanqi MA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
dermatophytes;
tinea pedis;
trichophyton rubrum
- From:
Journal of Xi'an Jiaotong University(Medical Sciences)
1981;0(03):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
A clinical and etiological analysis of 230 cases of dermatophytosis was carried out in old people. Of them 164 were male(71%)and 66 female (29%) with male to female ratio 3: 1. Five kinds of diseases were classfied clinically, in which the most common type was Tinea Pedisin 155 cases (67.3%). Four species of dermatophytes were cultured, of which the trichophyton Rubrum was the highest positive (37%)and the most frequent causative agent of the hyperkeratotic type of Tinea Pedis. The results indicate that Tinea Pedis is a focus of skin infection. Therefore, an active treatment and prevention of dermatophytosis should be made in the aged.
