Tinea capitis in a dermatology center in the city of TIKRIT | ||
| Medical Journal of Tikrit | ||
| Article 1, Volume 1, Issue 181, December 2012, Pages 32-36 | ||
| Author | ||
| Rafal K. Farhan | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Tinea Capitis is a worldwide problem fungal infection of the scalp, it is epidemic in many African American communities and tinea capitis constitutes an important public health problem because of high prevalence; Tinea capitis usually occurs mostly in children and results in scaling and patchy hair loss; an exception may be a kerion; this is a very inflammatory tinea of the scalp and looks like a boil or abscess. The aim of the study is to clarify the prevalence, clinical forms, risk factors, and prevention of tinea capitis in a dermatology center in the city of Tikrit. One hundred patients with tinea capitis attending Department of Dermatology at Tikrit Teaching were enrolled in this study in the period January 2010 through to January 2011 their age range from one year to thirty one years old and the mean age was 11 years. There were 32 females and 68 males. All patients were diagnosed clinically with laboratory investigations (KOH and culture), and detailed tinea capitis questionnaire was completed for each of them. From 100 patients having tinea capitis, the following clinical types are recognized, ectothirx 26%, kerion 33%, endothirx 30%, and favus 11%. The correlation of tinea capitis and residence were 62% in urban area and 38% in rural area. Direct KOH were positive in 75%, while, the culture was positive in 80%. All risk factor were in high percentage, except associated diseases were only 6 patients positive. The present study concludes that Scalp ringworm can affect people of all ages, but this condition is more likely to affect kids under the age of 10. From our study we conclude that the best way to prevent a tinea capitis is to use common sense. Don't share things with someone outside your family, and don't touch other children who have a rash on their scalp or animals with a rash anywhere. When tinea capitis is diagnosed, it is important that all family members be examined for signs of infection | ||
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