Prevalence and Etiological Agents of Cutaneous Fungal Infections in Milad Hospital of Tehran, Iran.

The cutaneous mycoses are superficial fungal infections of the skin, hair or nails. This study was undertaken to determine the prevalence and etiological agents of cutaneous fungal infections among the patients admitted to the dermatology clinics of Milad Hospital of Tehran. A total of 201 patients clinically suspected to have cutaneous fungal infections were examined for causative fungal agents. Laboratory examination confirmed the diagnosis in 87 cases. Among dermatophytes species isolated, Epidermophyton floccosum in 11cases (12.2%) Trichophyton mentagrophytes in 10 cases (11/1%), Trichophyton .rubrum in 10 cases (11/1%) were the predominant dermatophytes. We also observed malassezia furfur in 16 cases (17/7%). Cutaneous candidiosis in 30 cases (33/3%) was found to be an important agent of fungal infection particularly in females involved in our study. According to the rate of anatomical site infections with tinea unginum, tinea corporis, tinea crusis and tinea pedis were the next prevalent. Dermatophytosis was more prevalent in females in comparison with males. In conclusion, this study showed that dermatophytes were the most common cause of cutaneous fungal infections. Candidial infections were also common. However, other non-dermatophytes such as Malassezia furfur were involved in skin infections.

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