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Tinea Capitis at Charles Nicolle Hospital of Tunis (Tunisia)

Kalthoum Dridi, Bouchekoua Myriam*, Sonia Trabelsi, Dorsaf Aloui and Samira Khaled
Laboratory of Parasitology-Mycology, Charles Nicolle hospital of Tunis, Tunisia
Corresponding Author : Bouchekoua Myriam
Laboratory of Parasitology-Mycology
Charles Nicolle hospital of Tunis
Rue 9 Avril 1938, 1006 Tunis, Tunisia
Tel: 0021625842006
E-mail: myriambouchekoua@gmail.com
Received March 11, 2014; Accepted January 02, 2015; Published January 07, 2015
Citation: Dridi K, Myriam B, Trabelsi S, Aloui D, Khaled S (2015) Tinea Capitis at Charles Nicolle Hospital of Tunis (Tunisia). J Infect Dis Ther 3:194. doi:10.4172/2332-0877.1000194
Copyright: © 2015 Dridi K, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use,distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Abstract

Introduction: Tinea capitis is an infection caused by dermatophytes which have a particular affinity for keratin. Its prevalence decreased significantly in developed countries due to the improvement of sanitary conditions and socioeconomic level. However, they are still common in developing countries including Tunisia. The aim of our study was to evaluate the epidemiological, clinical and mycological profile of tinea capitis diagnosed at Charles Nicolle Hospital of Tunis.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional study of 167 mycological samples scalp performed during four years (2009-2012).

Results: Tinea capitis was diagnosed in 88 patients (52.69%). Their mean age was 7.62 years. The sex ratio was 2.82. The main dermatophytes isolated were Microsporum canis and Trichophyton violaceum. The annual distribution of the dermatophytes isolated showed a decrease of the frequency of tinea capitis caused by Microsporum canis (36.36% in 2009 vs. 60.71% in 2012).

Conclusion: The study of etiological profile of tinea capitis encountered in Tunis showed an increase in the frequency of microsporic tinea that exceeds in recent years trichophytic tinea and emergence of zoophilic species such as Trichophyton verrucosum and Trichophyton mentagrophytes.

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