Korean J Dermatol.  1995 Apr;33(2):294-302.

Dermatophytoses in Kyongju Area

• Suh MK
• Sung YO
• Ha GY

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Because of the differences in dermatophytoses by ographic distribution in Korea, we studied the incidence of dermatophytoses in the Kyongju area.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of the study was to investigate the recant clinical and mycological features of dermatophytoses in the Kyongju area.
METHODS
We evaluated the clinical and mycological aspects flermatophytoses in 431 patients from September 1992 to August 1994 in the Kyongju area.
RESULTS
1) The incidence of dermatophytoses was 7.8% out of a total of 5,549 out patients. 2) The incidence of dermatophytoses was Tinea(T.) pedis (36%), T. unguium (30.2%), T. corporis (12.0%), T. cruris, (11.5%), T. manus (7.3%), T. faic (2.2%), T. capitis (0.6%) in order of decreasing frequency. 3) Among the age groups, the in idence rate was highest in the third decade (21.3%). 4) The ratio of male to female patients was 1.5: l.5) Coexisting fungal infections were found in 1 patients (41.0%), and the cases of T. pedis with T. unguium was the most common. 6) In dercimatophytoses, the positive rate of KOH mount examination was 95.7 %, and the positive rate of culture was 77.6%. 7) Trichophytone T. rubrum was the most common causative organism of dermatophytoses (91.8%), T. mentagrophages (4.3%), T. verrucosum (2,3%), Microsporum(M.) canis (1.0%), M. gypseum (0.3%). Epidermoplyte floccosum (0.3%), presenting in order of decreasing freqiency.
CONCLUSION
We find that the incidence rate of T. veriosum infection & coexisting dermatophytosis in the Kyongju area are higher than previous studies in Korea

Keyword

Dermatophytoses; Kyongju area

MeSH Terms

Female
Gyeongsangbuk-do*
Humans
Incidence
Korea
Male
Outpatients
Tinea*
Trichophyton