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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Epidemiological and aetiological study on tinea pedis and onychomycosis in Algeria
Mycoses, Volume 49, No. 3, Year 2006
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Epidemiological studies on tinea pedis and onychomycosis, common fungal infections, have been conducted in many parts of the world. There are currently no studies of tinea pedis and/or onychomycosis in Algeria. The aim of this paper was to study the epidemiology of foot diseases, including tinea pedis and onychomycosis and to identify the aetiological factors of these infections in outpatients attending the Department of Dermatology of the Central Hospital of Army in Algiers, Algeria. A total of 1300 male subjects, mean age 35.9 ± 16 years (range: 16-80) were recruited during the period November 2003 to November 2004 and were clinically examined. A complete dermatological examination was performed on all subjects, and skin and nail specimens of the feet were taken from those patients presenting signs of tinea pedis and/or onychomycosis for microscopy and fungal culture. Clinical diagnosis for tinea pedis and onychomycosis was suspected in 249 and 72 subjects, respectively, and confirmed in 197 and 60 cases, respectively, by positive cultures, resulting in a global prevalence of tinea pedis and toenail onychomycosis of 15% and 4.6% respectively. The age groups most commonly infected were 50-59 and 20-29 years. The yeast species Candida parapsilosis and the dermatophytic species Trichophyton rubrum were shown to be the most common pathogens in both tinea pedis (C. parapsilosis 20.4%; T. rubrum 17%) and onychomycosis (T. rubrum 35%; C. parapsilosis 28.3%). This is the first investigation dealing with fungal foot diseases in Algeria. The clinical and epidemiological data collected would serve as reference for future research and may be useful in the development of preventive and educational strategies. © 2006 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
Authors & Co-Authors
Djeridane, Assya
Algeria, Kouba
Hôpital Central de L'armée Mohamed Seghir Nekkache
Djeridane, Yasmina
France, Paris
Hôpital Universitaire Pitié Salpêtrière
Ammar-Khodja, Aomar
Algeria, Algiers
Centre Hospitalo-universitaire de Mustapha Bacha
Statistics
Citations: 68
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1111/j.1439-0507.2006.01230.x
ISSN:
09337407
e-ISSN:
14390507
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Locations
Algeria
Participants Gender
Male