Dermatophytosis in Kyushu District

Abstract

Described below are some of the characteristics of dermatophytosis in Kyushu district for the past ten years. 1) In recent years, Tinea capitis has tended to increase slightly and Trichophyton violaceum, T. glabrum and Microsporum canis have been isolated as the major pathogen. 2) T. rubrum is still the major pathogen of Tinea corporis, Tinea cruris, Tinea pedis and Tinea unguium. 3) M. canis and T. verrucosum were isolated for the first times as the pathogens of Tinea capitis and Tinea corporis, and the isolates of M. canis have increased especially in the last two years. 4) Five strains of T. tonsurans were also newly isolated from three cases of black dot ringworm, one of Tinea corporis and one of Tinea cruris.