Table 2.
Frequency of different clinical forms of dermatophytosis in association with causative agents in Mashhad, Iran
| Dermatophytes |
Clinical forms
|
Total (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tinea corporis (%) | Tinea cruris (%) | Tinea capitis (%) | Tinea manuum (%) | Tinea unguium (%) | Tinea pedis (%) | Tinea faciei (%) | ||
| E. floccosum | 2 (7.7) | 8 (36) | 0 | 0 | 2 (29) | 1 (20) | 0 | 12 (15.2) |
| M. canis | 2 (7.7) | 0 | 3 (30) | 1 (16.7) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 (10.1) |
| N. gypsea | 0 | 0 | 1 (10) | 1 (16.7) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (3.8) |
| T. benhamiae | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (16.7) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1.3) |
|
T. mentagrophytes/ T. interdigitale |
17 (65) | 9 (41) | 4 (40) | 1 (16.7) | 3 (42) | 3 (60) | 2 (67) | 37 (46.8) |
| T. rubrum | 3 (11.9) | 2 (9.1) | 0 | 2 (33.2) | 2 (29) | 0 | 1 (33) | 8 (10.1) |
| T. tonsurans | 0 | 2 (9.1) | 1 (10) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (5.1) |
| T. verrucosum | 0 | 1 (4.8) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1.3) |
| T. violaceum | 2 (7.7) | 0 | 1 (10) | 0 | 0 | 1 (20) | 0 | 5 (6.3) |