pdf Clinical Study of Dermatophytosis Among a Sample of Patients Attending to Imamein Kadhimein Medical City

Dermatophytosis or ringworm is a cutaneous diseases caused by dermatophytes which have ability infect keratein enrichment parts of body, such as the skin, hair, and nails. Globally, dermatophytosis is considered one of the most common skin diseases in the world. The clinical manifestations range from a scaling annular patch to severe inflammation and hair, nail loss. The aim of this study is to determine different clinical characteristics of dermatophytosis infection patients and associated with studied variables. A cross-sectional study was conducted at Imamein Kadhimein Medical City in Baghdad, encompassing 350 patients diagnosed with dermatophytosis at the dermatology clinic. The data collection is done by a standardized questionnaire designed to ensure sociodemographic factors, medical history, clinical manifestations of the disease, and treatment details. The results showed that Tinea corporis was most common in females (55.6%), especially among those aged 30–39, while males showed more affected with tinea cruris (82.5%) and tinea capitis (60%). The most Body affected area included the trunk (20.6%) and groin (18.2%), with fingers being least affected (1.4%). Acute infections accounted for 76.3%, with summer had the highest rate of infection (56.6%). The majority of patients had 2–3 lesions (58.3%), and 36.6% experienced symptoms lasting 1–3 months.