title: Incidence and etiological agents of genital dermatophytosis in males.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the incidence and etiological agents of dermatophytosis of male genitalia in Sarajevo area, Bosnia and Herzegovina, during a 5-year period (2009-2013).
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 313 male patients with confirmed dermatophyte infection elsewhere in the body was analyzed. All samples (skin scrapings and hairs) were treated with lactophenol to detect a possible presence of fungal elements and then cultured on Sabouraud glucose agar. Dermatophytes species were identified based on macroscopic and microscopic morphology.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Dermatopyte infection of penis and/or scrotum was confirmed by positive cultures in 17 (5.4%) patients, of which four had lesions on the penis alone, five had lesions on scrotum and eight patients had lesions on both penis and scrotum. Majority of patients, 12 (70.0%) belonged to the age group 21-40. Fifteen patients (88.2%) had associated foci of dermatophyte infection, but the inguinal area was most frequently affected, in 10 (66.6%) patients. Microsporum canis was the most frequent dermatophyte found on culture, in 10 (58.8%) patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Dermatophytosis of male genitalia is a rare entity, occurring more often in young males and the main causative species is Microsporum canis.
authors: Department of Dermatovenerology, University Clinical Center Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
authors: Asja
authors: A
authors: Prohić
authors: Department of Dermatovenerology, University Clinical Center Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
authors: Mersiha
authors: M
authors: Krupalija-Fazlić
authors: Department of Dermatovenerology, University Clinical Center Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
authors: Tamara
authors: T
authors: Jovović Sadiković
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017522:Bosnia and Herzegovina / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005832:Genital Diseases, Male / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008864:Microsporum / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010413:Penis / Q000382:microbiology; D012611:Scrotum / Q000382:microbiology; D014005:Tinea / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D055815:Young Adult