A study of Tinea Capitis in Children
Modhish, M., Al-Assiri, M., Althui, A., Alhazmi, A., Alghamdi, A., AlAssiri, R., Alkuhaimi, L., AlAssiri, A., Alsadi, N., Saeed, A., Bugis, L. (2017). A study of Tinea Capitis in Children. EKB Journal Management System, 69(7), 2852-2855. doi: 10.12816/0042577
Moatasem Mohammed Modhish; Manal Muneer Ibraheem Al-Assiri; Ahmed Mohammed Yahya Althui; Amr Mohammad K Alhazmi; Amjad Obeid Saad Alghamdi; Razaz Abdulaziz AlAssiri; Lara Saleh A Alkuhaimi; Ahmed Abdulaziz AlAssiri; Neda Manea Hussein Alsadi; Alasmari Buoshra Saeed; Lina Hassan T Bugis. "A study of Tinea Capitis in Children". EKB Journal Management System, 69, 7, 2017, 2852-2855. doi: 10.12816/0042577
Modhish, M., Al-Assiri, M., Althui, A., Alhazmi, A., Alghamdi, A., AlAssiri, R., Alkuhaimi, L., AlAssiri, A., Alsadi, N., Saeed, A., Bugis, L. (2017). 'A study of Tinea Capitis in Children', EKB Journal Management System, 69(7), pp. 2852-2855. doi: 10.12816/0042577
Modhish, M., Al-Assiri, M., Althui, A., Alhazmi, A., Alghamdi, A., AlAssiri, R., Alkuhaimi, L., AlAssiri, A., Alsadi, N., Saeed, A., Bugis, L. A study of Tinea Capitis in Children. EKB Journal Management System, 2017; 69(7): 2852-2855. doi: 10.12816/0042577

A study of Tinea Capitis in Children

The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine
Article 17, Volume 69, Issue 7, October 2017, Page 2852-2855  XML PDF (258.05 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.12816/0042577
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Authors
Moatasem Mohammed Modhish1; Manal Muneer Ibraheem Al-Assiri2; Ahmed Mohammed Yahya Althui3; Amr Mohammad K Alhazmi3; Amjad Obeid Saad Alghamdi3; Razaz Abdulaziz AlAssiri4; Lara Saleh A Alkuhaimi5; Ahmed Abdulaziz AlAssiri2; Neda Manea Hussein Alsadi2; Alasmari Buoshra Saeed3; Lina Hassan T Bugis6
16 October University GP (Dr.Suliman Faqeeh Hospital)
2Ibn Sina National College
3King Khaled University
4Prince Sultan Military Medical City
5Alfaisal University
6Umm AlQura University
Abstract
Background: Tinea capitis is a superficial fungal infection that predominantly affects the pediatric population. The etiological factors vary from area to area, and the exact occurrence remains obscure. The clinicoepidemiological and mycological aspects of this dermatophytosis were studied in King Abdulaziz Hospital. Purpose: To determine the clinicoepidemiological aspects and mycological findings of dermatophytes involved in tinea capitis cases. Subjects and Methods: KOH examination, Wood's lamp examination, and fungal culture were performed in 50 clinically diagnosed cases of tinea capitis with patients’ age up to 13 years over a period of 8 months. The epidemiological factors associated with the disease were also evaluated. Results: Tinea capitis was predominant in the 3–6 and 6–9 years age groups with a male preponderance. Grey patch tinea capitis was the most common variant. KOH positivity was 74%, and Trichophyton tonsurans was the most common fungal isolate. Conclusion: Tinea capitis is a very common fungal infection in our setting. Early detection and diagnosis is mandatory to prevent its spread in the community as well as the development of scarring alopecia in the affected individual.
 
Keywords
Dermatophytes; Tinea Capitis; Trichophyton tonsurans
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