title: Epidemiology of dermatomycoses of humans in central Poland. Part V. Tinea corporis.
abstract: The total number of dermatophytoses (7393) included 2204 (29.8%) cases of tinea glabrosa. Etiological factors in descending order were: Microsporum canis (23.5%), Trichophyton mentagrophytes var. granulosum (21.6%), Trichophyton rubrum (17.8%), Trichophyton tonsurans (10.4%), Epidermophyton floccosum (7.7%), T. mentagrophytes var. quinckeanum (6.0%), Microsporum gypseum (5.3%), Trichophyton violaceum (3.7%), T. mentagrophytes var. interdigitale (2.3%), Microsporum equinum (0.7%), Trichophyton verrucosum (0.4%), Trichophyton spec. (0.4%), Microsporum cookei (0.14%). At present tinea glabrosa is dominant among all clinical forms of dermatophyte infections of skin and skin appendages in the Lódź region.
authors.affiliation: Dr W. Biegański Voivodeship Specialist Hospital, Lódź, Poland.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jeske
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lupa
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Seneczko
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Głowacka
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ochecka-Szymańska
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008864:Microsporum / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008875:Middle Aged; D009790:Occupations; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D012424:Rural Population; D014005:Tinea / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D014249:Trichophyton / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014505:Urban Population