Adult With Tinea Capitis: A Five-Year (2015-2019) Trend Study Among Patients Attending the Aristide Le Dantec University Hospital in Dakar, Senegal.

IF 4.1 2区医学 Q1 DERMATOLOGY

Mycoses Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI:10.1111/myc.70030

Khadim Diongue, Mamadou Alpha Diallo, Abdoulaye Diop, Mame Cheikh Seck, Mouhamadou Ndiaye, Aïda Sadikh Badiane, Daouda Ndiaye

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Abstract

Background: Although tinea capitis (TC) is most commonly diagnosed in children, several studies have also shown that it is far from unusual in adults.

Objectives: To determine the frequency and risk factors of TC in adults in Dakar, Senegal.

Patients and methods: A cross-sectional study including all patients who visited the Parasitology and Mycology Lab at Aristide Le Dantec University Hospital for suspicion of TC was conducted from 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2019. The diagnosis was performed using conventional techniques.

Results: In sum, 458 adults were included. The majority (89%) were female. The patients' mean age was 35 ± 12 years (ranges: 18-84). Of the 458, 92 (20%) were confirmed with TC. The frequency trend, by year, showed a significant decrease ranging from 26.3% in 2015 to 19.2% in 2019. By sex, females (20.5%) were more affected than males (17.6%). According to age, the elderly present the highest infestation rate (36.4%). TC was diagnosed alone in 91.3%. T. soudanense (57.6%) was the most common species, followed by M. audouinii (34.8%).

Conclusion: TC is frequent among adults in Senegal, particularly in women, and the main causal agent is T. soudanense. Its duration seems to indicate a chronic form previously acquired between 1 and 10 years ago. Thus, early management will be essential to avoid epidemic proportions.

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Mycoses 医学-皮肤病学

CiteScore

10.00

自引率

8.20%

发文量

143

审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： The journal Mycoses provides an international forum for original papers in English on the pathogenesis, diagnosis, therapy, prophylaxis, and epidemiology of fungal infectious diseases in humans as well as on the biology of pathogenic fungi. Medical mycology as part of medical microbiology is advancing rapidly. Effective therapeutic strategies are already available in chemotherapy and are being further developed. Their application requires reliable laboratory diagnostic techniques, which, in turn, result from mycological basic research. Opportunistic mycoses vary greatly in their clinical and pathological symptoms, because the underlying disease of a patient at risk decisively determines their symptomatology and progress. The journal Mycoses is therefore of interest to scientists in fundamental mycological research, mycological laboratory diagnosticians and clinicians interested in fungal infections.