title: [Analysis of microsporum dermatomycoses in Szczecin, its terrain and regions in the years 1985-1988].
abstract: The retrospective analysis of M. canis infections in Szczecin and its region, and the comparison with other dermatomycoses are presented. The study comprised two groups of patients: 450 patients diagnosed between January 1985--December 1988 to have microsporum infections, and 449 patients with the diagnosis of dermatomycosis made between January 1986--December 1988. Data collected in form of patients personal cards were subsequently analysed with the use of standard statistical methods. Most of cases of M. canis infections occurred in females younger than 14 years, while the preponderance of adult males was observed among patients with other dermatomycoses. In patients with microsporum infections, skin lesions were most commonly located on the face, limbs and chest as well as on the scalp in children. In patients with other dermatomycoses, skin lesions were placed on feet, inter-hallux spaces and toe nails. Infected animals, especially stray cats, less frequently dogs, played an important role in the spread of microsporum infections. The disease was characterized by the seasonal pattern with the peak incidence between August and December. The rising number of microsporum infection with clinical picture and animal sources of infection, distinctive from other dermatomycoses, is currently observed in Szczecin and its region.
authors.affiliation: Katedry i Kliniki Chorób Skórnych i Wenerycznych Pomorskiej Akademii Medycznej.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Turek-Urasińska
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008864:Microsporum; D008875:Middle Aged; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012621:Seasons
vernacular_title: Analiza zachorowań na grzybice drobnozarodnikowa na terenie Szczecina i regionu szczecińskiego w latach.