Epidemiological Characterization of Dermatomycosis in Ethiopia

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Table 1 Distributions of Superficial Mycosis in Relation to Sex Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (n= 1122)

Clinical Manifestation	Male n(%)	Female n(%)	Total n(%)
Tinea capitis (n (%)	95 (35)	176 (65)	271 (24.1)
Tinea unguium(n (%)	200 (35)	371 (65)	571 (50.8)
Tinea corporis(n (%)	74 (47.1)	83 (52.8)	157 (13.9)
Tinea pedis (n (%)	44 (50)	44 (50)	88 (7.8)
Tinea cruris (n (%)	15 (42.9)	20 (57.1)	35 (3.1)
Total	428 (38.1)	694 (61.9)	1122 (100)

Table 2 Frequency of Clinical Manifestation in Different Age Groups Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (n=1122)

Site	Age Group (Years)
	1–14	15–24	25–44	45–64	≥65	Total	(%)
T. capitis	160	26	69	8	8	271	24.1
T. corporis	33	23	61	30	10	157	13.9
T. unguium	83	92	264	106	26	571	50.8
T. pedis	8	10	42	18	10	88	7.8
T. cruris	7	5	6	8	9	35	3.1
Total	291	156	442	170	63	1122	100%

Figure 1 Trends of dermatophytes, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Figure 2 Epidemiology of dermatomycosis, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Table 3 Distribution of Dermatophytes and Non-Dermatophytes Fungi Isolates in Relation to Clinical Manifestation Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Isolates		Clinical Manifestation					Total (n)
		T. capitis	T. unguium	T. corporis	T. pedis	T. cruris
Dermatophytes n=281	Trichophyton spp.	28	95	15	13	6	157
	M. audouinii	5	12	4	3	1	25
	Epidermophyton spp.	15	59	18	5	2	99
Molds n=147	Cladosporium spp.	12	14	5	3	3	33
	Fusarium spp.	3	14	4	0	1	22
	Penicillium spp.	2	14	0	0	0	16
	Scopulariopsis brevicaulis	0	4	0	0	0	4
	Colletotrichum spp.	1	0	1	1	0	3
	Acremonium spp.	0	1	0	0	0	1
	Alternaria spp.	0	3	0	0	0	3
	Paecilomyces spp.	1	0	0	0	0	1
	Neoscytalidium dimidiatum	1	11	1	0	0	13
	Aspergillus fumigates	12	24	2	3	0	41
	Aspergillus niger	0	3	1	1	0	5
	Aspergillus terreus	0	1	0	0	0	1
Yeasts n=61	Candida albicans	4	16	1	1	1	23
	Candida cruise	4	10	6	0	0	20
	Candida glabrata	2	7	0	0	0	9
	Rhodotorula mucilaginosa	0	4	3	1	1	9
	Total	90	292	61	31	15	489