Tinea pedis: a clinical dilemma in bangladeshi population. | [Journal of Pakistan Association of Dermatologists • 2010]

Author(s):

1. M. A. Wahab: Combined Military Hosptial (CMH), Dhaka, Bangladesh

2. Rokeya Begum: Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka Bangladesh

3. Biswas Shaheen Hassan: Department of Dermatology & Venereology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

4. Zafr-Ul-Islam: Department of Dermatology & Venereology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

5. Ishrat Bhuiyan: Department of Dermatology & Venereology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

6. Lubna Khondker: Department of Dermatology & Venereology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Abstract:

Background Tinea pedis is an important public health problem because of the increase in immunosuppressive states. Large scale studies in Asia are scarce, and the baseline incidence of tinea pedis is not firmly established. Objective To find out the clinical types of tinea pedis among the Bangladeshi population. Patients and methods 200 clinically suspected cases of tinea pedis were included in this study. In all cases, samples were collected for KOH microscopy and culture. Clinical pattern and associated relevant factors were noted according to a predetermined protocol. Results Papulosquamous tinea pedis was the most common clinical pattern in 80 (40%) followed by intertriginous type in 70 (35%) patients. Hyperkeratotic pattern was found less commonly in 45 (22.5%) patients followed by bullous pattern in 5 (2.5%) patients. Conclusion The incidence of papulosquamous type of tinea pedis is relatively higher among the Bangladeshi population than other countries

Page(s): 23-27

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Published: Journal: Journal of Pakistan Association of Dermatologists, Volume: 20, Issue: 1, Year: 2010

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