Incidence of dermatophytosis in Kuwait.
Dermatophytosis in Kuwait was found to be associated with poor, over-crowded socioeconomic localities. This infection occurred in all age groups, but patients below 10 years of age were most susceptible. Tinea capitis was observed in 71.1% of 135 patients with dermatophytosis, with a higher incidence (48.2%) in males than in females. Microsporum canis caused 60.7% of all cases of dermatophytosis and 76% of tinea capitis. A high rate of failure to culture from microscopically positive specimens was observed in tinea cruris and onychomycosis.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D004821:Epidermophyton / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007730:Kuwait; D008297:Male; D008864:Microsporum / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014249:Trichophyton / Q000302:isolation & purification