EPIDEMIOLOGICAL AND MYCOLOGICAL STUDIES ON TINEA CAPITIS AT THE NURSERIES AND SCHOOLS OF BANDAR CHABAHAR
2260 (1755 male and 505 female) preschool and school Children of Chabahar were studied for Tinea capitis and pediculosis of the scalp. 42 cases were found positive in direct Examination, 41cases Endothrix being only one case; was ectothrix. Trixhophyton violaceun was isolated from 40 cases and 4 of...
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doaj-3f8c7b284d6c4a0b8208c0544d5b8bb52020-12-02T18:55:16ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesIranian Journal of Public Health2251-60852251-60931989-06-01181-41618EPIDEMIOLOGICAL AND MYCOLOGICAL STUDIES ON TINEA CAPITIS AT THE NURSERIES AND SCHOOLS OF BANDAR CHABAHAR F. Zaini0 A. Ghagari1 2260 (1755 male and 505 female) preschool and school Children of Chabahar were studied for Tinea capitis and pediculosis of the scalp. 42 cases were found positive in direct Examination, 41cases Endothrix being only one case; was ectothrix. Trixhophyton violaceun was isolated from 40 cases and 4 of those were microscopically negative for fungal elements. Totally, 46 cases of Tinea capitis with prevalence of 2.03 percent were seen. The disease occurred in both sexes, but the vales have shown the highest prevalence (80.45) in comparison with females (19.6%). Highest incidence was shown among children 6-9 years of age (45.65%). Totally 304 cases (13.45%) had pediculosis of the scalp, and highest percentage (78.29%) was in girls, and only in 4 cases Tinea capitis was associated with pediculosis of the scalp. https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/1629T. ViolaceumBlackdotPediculosis |
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F. Zaini A. Ghagari EPIDEMIOLOGICAL AND MYCOLOGICAL STUDIES ON TINEA CAPITIS AT THE NURSERIES AND SCHOOLS OF BANDAR CHABAHAR Iranian Journal of Public Health T. Violaceum Blackdot Pediculosis |
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F. Zaini A. Ghagari |
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F. Zaini |
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EPIDEMIOLOGICAL AND MYCOLOGICAL STUDIES ON TINEA CAPITIS AT THE NURSERIES AND SCHOOLS OF BANDAR CHABAHAR |
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EPIDEMIOLOGICAL AND MYCOLOGICAL STUDIES ON TINEA CAPITIS AT THE NURSERIES AND SCHOOLS OF BANDAR CHABAHAR |
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EPIDEMIOLOGICAL AND MYCOLOGICAL STUDIES ON TINEA CAPITIS AT THE NURSERIES AND SCHOOLS OF BANDAR CHABAHAR |
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EPIDEMIOLOGICAL AND MYCOLOGICAL STUDIES ON TINEA CAPITIS AT THE NURSERIES AND SCHOOLS OF BANDAR CHABAHAR |
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EPIDEMIOLOGICAL AND MYCOLOGICAL STUDIES ON TINEA CAPITIS AT THE NURSERIES AND SCHOOLS OF BANDAR CHABAHAR |
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epidemiological and mycological studies on tinea capitis at the nurseries and schools of bandar chabahar |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences |
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Iranian Journal of Public Health |
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2251-6085 2251-6093 |
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1989-06-01 |
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2260 (1755 male and 505 female) preschool and school Children of Chabahar were studied for Tinea capitis and pediculosis of the scalp. 42 cases were found positive in direct Examination, 41cases Endothrix being only one case; was ectothrix. Trixhophyton violaceun was isolated from 40 cases and 4 of those were microscopically negative for fungal elements. Totally, 46 cases of Tinea capitis with prevalence of 2.03 percent were seen. The disease occurred in both sexes, but the vales have shown the highest prevalence (80.45) in comparison with females (19.6%). Highest incidence was shown among children 6-9 years of age (45.65%). Totally 304 cases (13.45%) had pediculosis of the scalp, and highest percentage (78.29%) was in girls, and only in 4 cases Tinea capitis was associated with pediculosis of the scalp. |
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T. Violaceum Blackdot Pediculosis |
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