title: [Dermatophytosis diagnosed at the laboratory of parasitology and mycology of Le Dantec Hospital in Dakar between 2007 and 2011].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Dermatophytosis is a disease caused by dermatophytes, filamentous fungi adapted to human and animal keratin, colonizing and infecting human skin. The goal of this study was to identify dermatophytes responsible for dermatophytosis among patients, seeking for care in Dakar. Material and methods This study was carried out at the laboratory of parasitology and mycology at Le Dantec Hospital, in Senegal between June 2007 and December 2011, and included 2026 patients.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Among these 2026 patients, 796 patients presented a dermatophytosis, confirmed after direct examination and/or culture in 1044 specimens. Patients' age varied between 3months to 89years with 25.5 years of age average; the infestation index was 39.3%. Patients between 20-29years were more infested with 15.3%, followed by 10-19years (9.1%), 0-9years (8.7%), 30-39years (2.7%), 40-49years (1.5%), 50-59years (1.3%), 60-69years (0.4%), 70-79years (0.2%), and 80-89years (0.1%). Women were more infected (77%) than men 23%. The main species isolated were Trichophyton soudanense (52.78%), Trichophyton rubrum (30.94%), Microsporum canis (4.89%), Trichophyton mentagrophytes var. interdigitale (4.50%), Microsporum langeronii (3.54%), Trichophyton mentagrophytes var. mentagrophytes (1.82%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study shows that dermatophytes and dermatophytosis are endemic to Senegal.
authors.affiliation: Service de parasitologie et mycologie, faculté de médecine, de pharmacie et d'odontologie de l'université Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar, Sénégal; Laboratoire de parasitologie et mycologie, hôpital Aristide Le Dantec, centre hospitalier universitaire Le Dantec, BP 16477, Dakar-Fann, Sénégal. Electronic address: daouda.ndiaye@ucad.edu.sn.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ndiaye
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ndiaye
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Badiane
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Seck
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Faye
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Ndiaye
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tine
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ndir
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019353:Endemic Diseases; D005260:Female; D006786:Hospitals, Urban / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008864:Microsporum / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008875:Middle Aged; D014009:Onychomycosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012536:Scalp Dermatoses / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D012675:Senegal / Q000453:epidemiology; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013045:Species Specificity; D014005:Tinea / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D014249:Trichophyton / Q000302:isolation & purification; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Dermatophytes; Dermatophyties; Dermatophytosis; Senegal; Sénégal