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  1 - Frequency of Superficial and Cutaneous Fungal Infections and the Affecting Factors in Patients Referred to Dermatology Clinic of 22th Bahman Hospital in Mashhad between 2013-2014
  Marzieh Kazerani Farzaneh Delgoshaei Mostafa Ghafari Moghadam Noghabi
  Background: Superficial and cutaneous fungal disease is a public health problem and its prevalence in different populations is relatively high. Lack of hygiene and the impact of risk factors increase the incidence of disease. The aim of this study was to investigate the More

  Background: Superficial and cutaneous fungal disease is a public health problem and its prevalence in different populations is relatively high. Lack of hygiene and the impact of risk factors increase the incidence of disease. The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency of superficial and cutaneous fungal infections and the affecting factors in the patients. Materials & Methods: In this descriptive and cross-sectional study, 137 patients with superficial and cutaneous fungal infections referred to dermatology clinic of 22th Bahman Hospital in Mashhad between 2013-2014, were investigated. After recording demographic data, tissue samples from the skin, nails, hair and beard of the patients were taken under sterile conditions and in accordance to standard protocol and were sent to the laboratory for microscopic examination. Collected data were analyzed by SPSS-21 statistical software and chi-square test and fisher’s exact test. Results: The mean age of the patients was 25.7±14.6 years and 51.8% of them were male. Superficial and cutaneous fungal infections included dermatophytosis (57.7%), tinea versicolor (16.8%), cutaneous candidiasis (10.2%), erythrasma (9.5%) and saprophytes (5.8%). Groin (29.2%), hands and feet (23.4%), nails (14.6%), chest and abdomen (11.7%) had the most anatomic distribution of fungal lesions. It was not found a significant relationship between superficial and cutaneous fungal infections and the variables of age, sex, job and anatomic location of the lesions , habitat, comorbidities and transmission routes (P>0.05). Discussion & Conclusion: The results of this study showed that dermatophytosis was the most common fungal infection and the groin was the most common anatomical site of the fungal lesions in the patients.     Manuscript profile