Tinea genitalis in a rural tertiary care hospital of Western U.P. India
Journal Title: IP Indian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Dermatology - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 4
Abstract
Introduction Genital dermatophytosis is also known as tinea genitalis and pubogenital tinea and it is one of the superficial fungal infections caused by dermatophytes The classical clinical presentations in an immunocompetent person consist of an erythematous annular plaque with slightly raised scaly centrifugally advancing border and central clearing The lesions in patients with HIVAIDS or immunosuppressed individuals can be extensive and without central clearingPurpose The present study was conducted to know the current scenario and possible mode of transmission of tinea genitalis in males and females and to isolate the causative dermatophyteMaterials and Methods Patients with dermatophytic lesions in genital area and KOH and or culture positive were enrolled in the study Samples were collected from the active borders of the lesions after cleaning it with 70 ethyl alcohol and were inoculated on Sabouraud Dextrose Agar SDA supplemented with chloramphenicol and cycloheximide None of the patients had any immunosuppression except 2 072 had diabetes mellitus and one 036 patient gave history of atopyResult Out of a total 276 samples 274 9927 were Trichophyton interdigitale and two male patients 072 had tinea genitalis due to Trichophyton rubrum History of use of topical steroid was present in 202 7318 patientsConclusion Patients coming with tinea cruris should also be examined for the presence of tinea genitals because according to our statistics 2214 of them also had concomitant tinea genitals History of having used topical corticosteroids should always be taken from them because it results in extensive atypical and extension of the lesions to the neighbouring anatomical sitesKeywords Tinea genitalis Trichophyton interdigitale Topical steroids
Authors and Affiliations
Rameshwari Thakur, Pragya Kushwaha, Avneet Singh Kalsi, Paramjit Singh
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