Study area Present study, SMCH, Tamilnadu DD.Belurkar et al, 7 Thane, Maharastra Huda et al,8 Upper Assam Patwardhan and Dave,4 Aurangabad Maharashtra Chowdhary et al, 5, Aurangabad Maharastra Damie et al, 6, Ambajogai Maharastra Krishnendu Das, et al, 10, West Bengal Predominantly Affected age group 21-30 years 21-40 years 10-30 years 21-30 years 21-30 years 21-30 years 21-30 years Male:Female ratio 2.2:1 0.6:1 13:7 2:1 9:1 4:1 1:1.03 Tineacorporis 38% 20.19% 27.30% 24.50% 37.84% 23.80% 50.00% Tineacapitis 1% 19.72% 03.50% 12.00% 15.19% 03.20% 11.60% Tineabarbae - 18.78% - 02.80% 09.39% - - Tineapedis 08.00% 17.84% 08.30% 17.70% - 21.60% 6.25% Tineaunguium 04.00% 14.08% 07.10% 04.00% - 03.70% 1.78% Tineamanum - 09.39% 03.50% 08.50% - 04.60% 8.03% Tineacruris 22.00% - - - - - 6.25% KOH Positivity 68.00% 68.34% 58.33% 37.40% 56.07% 56.88% 69.64% Culture Positivity 88.2% 71.00% 91.66% 22.81% 46.68% 46.30% 92.30%

Table 7: Comparison with other studies.