title: Mycological aspects of dermatomycosis in Ludhiana.
abstract: 159 clinically diagnosed cases of dermatomycosis were examined and subjected to mycological study. In the direct microscopic examination, 78 (49.05%) cases were positive and cultures were positive in 66 (41.5%) cases. The common clinical presentation was T. corporis in 60 (37.7%) cases. The commonest species encountered was T. rubrum (42.42%) followed by Epidermophyton floccusum (15.15%), Candida (13.63%), T. violaceum (12.12%), T. mentagrophyte (6.06%) & T. tonsurans (1.5%) in this study. The prevalence of infection was more in males.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology & Dermatology, Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab.
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khurana
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D002175:Candida / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D004821:Epidermophyton / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014005:Tinea / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D014249:Trichophyton / Q000302:isolation & purification*