Distribution and Frequency of Dermatophytes in the City of Rome Between 1978 and 1983. Verbreitung und Häufigkeit von Dermatophyten in Rom zwischen 1978 und 1983

Summary:  Between 1978 and 1983 the authors examined 2091 patients in Rome affected with ringworm of the scalp, beard, body, groin and foot. The results have been compared to those obtained in a previous study carried out between 1972 and 1977 by the same authors involving 1664 patients (3) and with earlier studies made in Rome from 1900 to the present time.