Prevalence of Dermatophytosis in Patients in A Tertiary Care Centre

Introduction: Dermatophytosis is an infection of the hair, skin, or nails caused by a dermatophyte, which is most commonly of the Trichophyton genus and less commonly of the Microsporum or Epidermophyton genera. Study aimed to find out the prevalence of dermatophytosis in patients attending tertiary care hospital. Material and methods: Observational Cross sectional study was done on 1000 patients attending outpatient department of Government Rajaji Hospital, Madurai to check the prevalence of dermatophytosis. Result: Clinically the prevalence of dermatophytosis was 13%, it was observed more in males. T.rubrum was the commonest species of dermatophyte isolated, which presented as Tinea corporis. Conclusion: This study focused on the variations in dermatophytosis presentation and the species involved and found that Trichophyton rubrum was the most common affecting the present population.