The Epidemiological Features of Fungal Infections of the Face in Patients Admitted the Medical Mycology Laboratory of the Special Clinic of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, During 1994-2011

摘要

The prevalence of superficial fungal cutaneous infections of the skin is different in different societies. The present study tended to conduct a retrospective review of the epidemiological features of fungal infections of the face skin in patients visiting the Medical Mycology Laboratory of the specialized clinic of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences during 17 years in order to survey the conditions of the superficial fungal infections of the skin. To this end, the results of the direct microscopic vision, cultivation and other necessary information of all the admitted patients were extracted and investigated in terms of fungal infections of face skin from 1994 to 2011. Findings showed that 780 patients (%34), out of 2290 patients, suffered from Dermatophytosis; the most suffered age group belonged to the age range 20 to 29 years old patients. Pityriasis Versicolor disease with 101 cases (%41.04) got the second rank. The most patients aged under 20 years old. The disease had the most frequency i.e. most prevalent, among the students. Trichophyton Verrucosum was the most common form of dermatophyte isolated. In both diseases, the factors such as the active age group, the warmer months of the year and the males were reported as the most frequent disease cases due to the fact that they have the requisite hot and humid conditions for the creation and the development of the diseases. These diseases are more prevalent in unsanitary environments, poor sanitation and inappropriate skin conditions.As a consequence, it is recommended that regular skin wash and appropriate clothing be cautiously considered to control these diseases.