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Original Article

Fungal infections of the scalp in Western Australia

Pages 185-190 | Received 05 Nov 1979, Accepted 22 Jan 1980, Published online: 09 Jul 2009
 

Abstract

Between 1963 and 1972, 1.212 fungi were isolated from patients with tinea capitis (ringworm of the scalp) in Western Australia. The clinical diagnosis was confirmed by microscopic examination examination and/or culture of hairs, scale or pus. Microsporum canis, a zoophilic fungus, was found to be the most common agent of tinea capitis in Western Australia, causing 1,100 infections and accounting for 90·8% of the total isolates. The highest incidence of M. canis infections occurred in children between the ages of 2 and 8 years. Males accounted for 57·7% of scalp infections, and there were comparatively few cases in either males or females over the age of 10 years. Trichophyton tonsurans was found to be the main cause of endothrix scalp infections in Western Australia.

Résumé

Pendant la période 1963–1972 on a isolé 1212 mycètes de malades atteints de tinea capitis en Australie Occidentale. La diagnose clinique de tinea capitis a été confirmée par l'examen microscopique ou par la culture des cheveux, des squames ou due pus, ou bien par les deux procédés. On a trouvé que le mycète zoophile Microsporum canis est l'agent le plus répandu de tinea capitis en Australie Occidentale, ayant causé 1100 cas d'infection, ou 90·8% du total. Le plus grand nombre d'infections de M. canis se trouvait parmi les enfants entre deux et huit ans. Les garçons avaient 57·7% des infections du cuir chevelu. Il y avait très peu de cas parmi les enfants, garçons ou filles, au-dessus de l'âge de dix ans. On a trouvé que Trichophyton tonsurans est la cause principale des infections endothrix du cuir chevelu en Australia Occidentale.

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