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Analysis of Adult Patients with Tinea Capitis in Southeastern Korea
BACKGROUND: Tinea capitis is a cutaneous infection of dermatophytes and predominant in children. Although tinea capitis in Korea is controlled by oral antifungal medications and concerted public health initiatives, it's still a health issue. OBJECTIVE: To investigate changes in the epidemiologi...
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The Korean Dermatological Association; The Korean Society for Investigative Dermatology
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7992550/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33911721 http://dx.doi.org/10.5021/ad.2020.32.2.109 |
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author | Lee, Hyun Ji Kim, Jun Young Park, Kyung Duck Jang, Yong Hyun Lee, Seok-Jong Bang, Yong Jun Jun, Jae Bok Lee, Weon Ju |
author_facet | Lee, Hyun Ji Kim, Jun Young Park, Kyung Duck Jang, Yong Hyun Lee, Seok-Jong Bang, Yong Jun Jun, Jae Bok Lee, Weon Ju |
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description | BACKGROUND: Tinea capitis is a cutaneous infection of dermatophytes and predominant in children. Although tinea capitis in Korea is controlled by oral antifungal medications and concerted public health initiatives, it's still a health issue. OBJECTIVE: To investigate changes in the epidemiological and mycological characteristics of adult patients with tinea capitis in southeastern Korea. METHODS: Using medical records from Kyungpook National University Hospital and Catholic Skin Clinic from 1989 to 2018, we retrospectively investigated the epidemiological and mycological characteristics of 266 adult patients (aged over 20) with tinea capitis. RESULTS: Among total 266 patients, 239 were KOH-positive. The annual incidence of tinea capitis ranged from 3 to 18 between 1989 and 2018. Of the total, 54 (20.30%) were male and 212 (79.70%) were female. Eighty patients (30.08%) were in their seventies, the most commonly affected age group. Of the remaining, 58 (21.80%) were in their sixties, and 41 (15.41%) in eighties. Among all, 77 (28.95%) visited the hospital in summer, 72 (27.07%) in spring, 64 (24.06%) in winter, and 53 (19.92%) in fall. Dermatophytes were cultured from 171 patients. Microsporum canis was the most common dermatophyte (42.48%), while Trichophyton rubrum was the second (15.79%). Of the 266 patients, 186 (69.92%) lived in urban areas and 80 (30.08%) in rural areas. CONCLUSION: The epidemiological and mycological characteristics of adult patients with tinea capitis were different from those of children in terms of annual incidence, sex distribution, and isolated dermatophytes. These results provide useful information for the treatment and prevention of tinea capitis. |
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spelling | pubmed-79925502021-04-27 Analysis of Adult Patients with Tinea Capitis in Southeastern Korea Lee, Hyun Ji Kim, Jun Young Park, Kyung Duck Jang, Yong Hyun Lee, Seok-Jong Bang, Yong Jun Jun, Jae Bok Lee, Weon Ju Ann Dermatol Original Article BACKGROUND: Tinea capitis is a cutaneous infection of dermatophytes and predominant in children. Although tinea capitis in Korea is controlled by oral antifungal medications and concerted public health initiatives, it's still a health issue. OBJECTIVE: To investigate changes in the epidemiological and mycological characteristics of adult patients with tinea capitis in southeastern Korea. METHODS: Using medical records from Kyungpook National University Hospital and Catholic Skin Clinic from 1989 to 2018, we retrospectively investigated the epidemiological and mycological characteristics of 266 adult patients (aged over 20) with tinea capitis. RESULTS: Among total 266 patients, 239 were KOH-positive. The annual incidence of tinea capitis ranged from 3 to 18 between 1989 and 2018. Of the total, 54 (20.30%) were male and 212 (79.70%) were female. Eighty patients (30.08%) were in their seventies, the most commonly affected age group. Of the remaining, 58 (21.80%) were in their sixties, and 41 (15.41%) in eighties. Among all, 77 (28.95%) visited the hospital in summer, 72 (27.07%) in spring, 64 (24.06%) in winter, and 53 (19.92%) in fall. Dermatophytes were cultured from 171 patients. Microsporum canis was the most common dermatophyte (42.48%), while Trichophyton rubrum was the second (15.79%). Of the 266 patients, 186 (69.92%) lived in urban areas and 80 (30.08%) in rural areas. CONCLUSION: The epidemiological and mycological characteristics of adult patients with tinea capitis were different from those of children in terms of annual incidence, sex distribution, and isolated dermatophytes. These results provide useful information for the treatment and prevention of tinea capitis. The Korean Dermatological Association; The Korean Society for Investigative Dermatology 2020-04 2020-03-11 /pmc/articles/PMC7992550/ /pubmed/33911721 http://dx.doi.org/10.5021/ad.2020.32.2.109 Text en Copyright © 2020 The Korean Dermatological Association and The Korean Society for Investigative Dermatology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Lee, Hyun Ji Kim, Jun Young Park, Kyung Duck Jang, Yong Hyun Lee, Seok-Jong Bang, Yong Jun Jun, Jae Bok Lee, Weon Ju Analysis of Adult Patients with Tinea Capitis in Southeastern Korea |
title | Analysis of Adult Patients with Tinea Capitis in Southeastern Korea |
title_full | Analysis of Adult Patients with Tinea Capitis in Southeastern Korea |
title_fullStr | Analysis of Adult Patients with Tinea Capitis in Southeastern Korea |
title_full_unstemmed | Analysis of Adult Patients with Tinea Capitis in Southeastern Korea |
title_short | Analysis of Adult Patients with Tinea Capitis in Southeastern Korea |
title_sort | analysis of adult patients with tinea capitis in southeastern korea |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7992550/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33911721 http://dx.doi.org/10.5021/ad.2020.32.2.109 |
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