title: The prevalence of dermatophyte infections in hereditary palmo-plantar keratoderma.
abstract: The prevalence of dermatophyte infections in hereditary palmo-plantar keratoderma of the Unna Thost variety was investigated. Sixty patients, who represented 7.5% of a well defined population, participated in the study. The prevalence was found to be about 40%. At the same time the correlation between direct microscopic examination and conventional culture methods was shown to be 88.5%.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007645:Keratoderma, Palmoplantar / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013548:Sweden