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Tinea capitis in Botswana
BACKGROUND: Tinea capitis (TC) is a common dermatophyte infection of the scalp that can also involve the eyebrows and eyelashes. AIM: This study aimed to find the causative fungus responsible for TC in Botswana and determine its association with the clinical types of TC. METHODS: Samples for potassi...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2013
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3563313/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23386791 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CCID.S40053 |
Sumario: | BACKGROUND: Tinea capitis (TC) is a common dermatophyte infection of the scalp that can also involve the eyebrows and eyelashes. AIM: This study aimed to find the causative fungus responsible for TC in Botswana and determine its association with the clinical types of TC. METHODS: Samples for potassium hydroxide 10% mounts and fungal cultures were collected in a microbiology laboratory at the National Health Laboratory, Gaborone, Botswana. Dermasel agar and Sabouraud dextrose agar were inoculated with the samples. Lactophenol cotton blue mounts were prepared from the culture-positive samples to study the morphological characteristics. RESULTS: Trichophyton violaceum was found to be the predominant causative organism of TC. Trichophyton tonsurans was isolated from one patient. Both are anthropophilic species. CONCLUSION: TC was found to be most common in those aged 1–15 years (81%). Of 17 patients in this age group, 16 were younger than 10 years old and one was 14 years old. T. violaceum was the most common dermatophyte species isolated. |
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