Profil épidémiologique des teignes du cuir chevelu à Dakar (Sénégal). Bilan d’une étude rétrospective de six ans (2008–2013)

Conclusion Ces résultats ont montré une diminution de l’incidence annuelle des TCC pendant la période d’étude et une augmentation nette des teignes trichophytiques. Cette étude a aussi montré que les TCC sont des dermatophyties fréquentes au Sénégal et touchent surtout les jeunes femmes d’âge compris entre 20 et 29ans. Introduction Tinea capitis is considered as a public health problem in Senegal. The aim of this study was to investigate trends in the incidence, the mycological and epidemiological aspects of tinea capitis diagnosed at Le Dantec Hospital in Dakar. Method Our work is a retrospective study concerning all scalp samples taken by the parasitology laboratory, over a 6-year period (2008–2013). Results A total of 1640 specimens were examined. Of these, 566 were positive with direct examination and after culture. We noted the reduction of patients and of the incidence of tineas during 6 years with variations of 147 (46.82%) to 37 (22.02%). The average incidence of the tineas during six years was 34.51%. Patients’ age varied between 1 to 83 years with a mean of 27.33 years. Prevalence varied between age groups, with 10.61 % in adults between 20 to 29 years, 7.19% in children between 0 to 9 years, 6.04% between 10 to 19 years, and 5.91% in adults between 30 to 39 years. Women were more infected 469 (82.9%) than men 97 (17.1%). The main dermatophytes isolated were: T. soudanense in 318 cases (56.18%), T. rubrum in 104 cases (1...
Source: Journal of Medical Mycology - Category: Biology Source Type: research