title: [Tinea capitis in the military hospital Avicenna (Morocco): Review of 8 years (2006-2013)].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Tinea capitis are due to fungal infection by dermatophytes. They are common in developing countries including Morocco. The objective of this study intended to describe the epidemiology, clinical and mycological profile of tinea capitis in Avicenna military hospital of Marrakech.
  
  
  METHODS
  This is a retrospective study over an 8-year period (from 1st January 2006 to 31st December 2013). All patients targeted through this study presented to the laboratory with the suspicion of tinea capitis, they were under a detailed investigation with a careful mycological analysis; diagnosis of tinea capitis was established as the direct examination and/or the sampling proved positive.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the 334 patients investigated, 216 had a TC with an overall prevalence of 64.67%. The average age was 6 years. The M/F sex ratio was 0.55. The isolated dermatophytes were Microsporum canis with 105 cases (63.26%), Trichophyton violaceum in 44 cases (26.51%), T. mentographytes in 8 cases (4.81%), M. langeronii in 5 cases (3.01%), T. verrucosum in 3 cases (1.8%) and T. schoenleinii in 1 case (0.61%). The contact with animals was found in 40% of cases and immunosupression in 3.47% of cases. We verify through our investigation that tineas predominate among school age children with a female predominance. The epidemiological profile of TC in our study is similar to that of other studies in Moroccan and Maghrebian countries investigations.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The TC is relatively a mild infection but can be confused with other dermatoses not easy to diagnose. For this reason, their treatment necessitates a mycological analysis.
authors.affiliation: Service de parasitologie-mycologie, faculté de médecine et de pharmacie de Marrakech, hôpital militaire Avicenne, 40000 Marrakech, Maroc. Electronic address: mezouari.mostafa@gmail.com.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: El Mezouari
authors.affiliation: Service de dermatologie, CHU Mohamed 6, Marrakech, Maroc.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Hocar
authors.affiliation: Service de dermatologie, CHU Mohamed 6, Marrakech, Maroc.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Atarguine
authors.affiliation: Service de dermatologie, CHU Mohamed 6, Marrakech, Maroc.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Akhdari
authors.affiliation: Service de dermatologie, CHU Mohamed 6, Marrakech, Maroc.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Amal
authors.affiliation: Service de parasitologie-mycologie, faculté de médecine et de pharmacie de Marrakech, hôpital militaire Avicenne, 40000 Marrakech, Maroc.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Moutaj
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006772:Hospitals, Military; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008864:Microsporum / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009018:Morocco / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014006:Tinea Capitis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014249:Trichophyton / Q000302:isolation & purification
keywords: Epidemiology; Marrakech; Microsporum canis; Teigne du cuir chevelu; Tinea capitis; Trichophyton violaceum; Épidémiologie