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Date Published: 15/03/2024
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v536i1B.8801
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Vol. 536 No. 1B (2024)
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Trần, C. V. ., & Trần , K. C. . (2024). RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DERMATOPHYTE SPECIES CAUSING TINEA CAPITIS AND SOME CLINICAL FACTORS. Vietnam Medical Journal, 536(1B). https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v536i1B.8801

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DERMATOPHYTE SPECIES CAUSING TINEA CAPITIS AND SOME CLINICAL FACTORS

Cẩm Vân Trần, Kim Chi Trần

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Objectives: Assessing the relationship between dermatophyte species causing tinea capitis and some clinical factors. Method: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in 43 patients who were diagnosed with tinea capitis at the National hospital of Dermatology and Venereology from January 2021 to December 2021. Results: Five species of dermatophyte causing tinea capitis have been identified. T. tonsurans was the most common fungal isolate (51,1%), followed by M. canis (26,7%). The majority of patients were from 6 to 16 years old with T. tonsurans and M. canis; the age group of over 16 years only found T. tonsurans. Most of  T. tonsurans caused non-inflammatory lesions with black spots; M. canis did not usually cause black dots. There were no significant differences between Dermatophytes species and clinical characteristics and age. Conclusions: Tinea capitis predominantly affects the pediatric population with T. tonsurans and M. canis were the most common fungal isolate. There was no association between Dermatophytes species and age and clinical characteristics.

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