Abstract
The dermatophyte flora and epidemiological studies on tinea were carried out on outpatients visiting the Department of Dermatology, Gifu University School of Medicine during 1991 and 1992. Results obtained were as follows: 1) 534 cases of tinea, diagnosed by mycological examinations, were found, representing 8% of the total 6, 627 outpatients. 2) The number of cases of tinea was highest in June, July, May and August. 3) Tinea pedis was predominant in patients 50-60 years old, and tinea corporis in the younger or elderly patients. 4) The ratio of TR/TM was 1.4-1.3. A comparison with epidemiological research of 1981 and 1982 showed that the overall number of patients with tinea had dropped, and that of cases of tinea cruris and ungium had decreased; this meant that the cases of tinea corporis had increased in number. Additionally, the ratio of TR/TM was lower than that of 1981 and 1982 (3.0-4.0). Therefore, patient age, types of diseases and dermatophyte flora appear to have changed during the past 10 years.
