The Epidemiologic Study on Epidermophyton floccosum(1976-1997) / 대한의진균학회지
Korean Journal of Medical Mycology
; : 21-26, 1999.
Article
en Ko
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| ID: wpr-62338
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WPRO
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: E. floccosum was known to be the frequent dermatophyte of tinea cruris and fourth causative agent of dermatophytosis in Korea. However, its incidence has been decreasing. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to investigate epidemiologic aspects of E. floccosum. METHOD: We performed the epidemiologic study on 900 patients with E. floccosum infections in from January 1976 to December 1997. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: The incidence of dermatophytosis was 16.5% out of a total of 614,139 outpatients, and that of E. floccosum was 0.9% out of a total of 101, 314 dermatophytosis. Among the age groups, the incidence rate was high in the first decade (29.4%) and second decade (41.7%). The ratio of male to female patients was 6.6:1. The prevalence of the month was high in the August, September and October. Involved sites were groin (85.8%), foot (6.2%), trunk (3.7%), hand (1.3%), leg (1.0%), toenail (0.8%), face (0.7%) and arm (0.6%) in decreasing order of frequency. We found that the incidence of E. floccosum had been markedly decreasing since 1986.
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Base de datos:
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Asunto principal:
Pacientes Ambulatorios
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Brazo
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Tiña
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Estudios Epidemiológicos
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Incidencia
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Prevalencia
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Arthrodermataceae
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Epidermophyton
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Pie
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Ingle
Tipo de estudio:
Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Ko
Revista:
Korean Journal of Medical Mycology
Año:
1999
Tipo del documento:
Article