title: [Epidemiology of tinea of the scalp in Togo].
abstract: In 1985, 374 children of primary schools in North and South Togo were examined and sample of hair were collected on all children with small sterile squares of carpet. 11% of the children in the North (dry and urban area) and 20% in the South (wet and rural area) had obvious clinical lesions. Two species of dermatophytes were isolated: Microsporum langeronii and Trichophyton soudanense; this second dermatophyte being uncommon in the South. Moreover, 15% of the children of the North and 42% of the children of the South were asymptomatic carriers. One year later, these asymptomatic carriers had frequently developed clinical lesions. A survey carried out in 131 inhabitants of a small village in the South, showed that clinical lesions were mostly observed in children between 5 and 9 years and that 7.6% of these inhabitants were asymptomatic carriers. Lastly, no dermatophyte could be isolated from 30 cats and dogs.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Parasitologie-Mycologie, Hôpital Cochin, Saint-Jacques, Paris.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dupouy-Camet
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tourte-Schaefer
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Viguie
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nicolle
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Heyer
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lapierre
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008864:Microsporum / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014006:Tinea Capitis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000662:veterinary; D014037:Togo; D014249:Trichophyton / Q000302:isolation & purification
vernacular_title: Epidémiologie des teignes du cuir chevelu au Togo.