Teignes du cuir chevelu diagnostiquées au Sénégal

Introduction. - Tinea capitis is a mycose due to dermatophytes, filamentous fungi, adapted to human and animal keratin, colonizing and infecting human skin. Tinea is usually benign affection, but complications can be observed in some cases. Materials and methods. - This study was carried out at the laboratory of parasitology and mycology at Le Dantec Hospital, in Senegal from June 2005 to June 2007, and includes 607 cases of tinea diagnosed. Results. - Patients (n = 1309) are referred at the laboratory after clinical diagnose of tinea during medical examination. Among these patients, 607 appeared positives relating to dermatophyte after direct examination and culture. We found 45.84 % of infestation index. Patient's age varies between three months to 69 years with a mean of 25 years. Prevalence varies between age groups, 27.34% in children between 10 to 19 years, 20 to 29 years (26.20 %), 22,57% between 0 to 9 years, 16.64 % in adults between 30 to 39 years, 5.43 % between 40 to 49 years, 1.81 % in adults 50 to 59 years, and 0.16% among 60 to 69 years old. Men are more infected (57.56%) than women 41.84%. Six species are isolated: Trichophyton soudanense the most frequent specie with 55.19%, followed by Microsporum langeroni 28.84%, Trichophyton rubrum 14.82 %, Microsporum canis 0.67 %, Trichophyton mentagrophytes 0.32 %, and Trichophyton violaceum 0.16 %. Conclusion. - This study shows that tineas are endemics in Senegal mainly among children between 10 and 19 years. (C) 2009 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.