Prevalence of Tinea Capitis and Asymptomatic Carriage Amongst School-Going Children

January 2017 in “ Journal of Pakistan Association of Dermatology ”

I. Ahmed, Zaffar Ahmed, Sarwat Nasreen

tinea capitis T. violaceum hair loss scaling itching

TLDR Tinea capitis affected 4.3% of school children, mostly boys, with T. violaceum as the main cause.

The study conducted in 2004 at Ali Bhai, Karachi Municipal Corporation School, investigated the prevalence of tinea capitis and its asymptomatic carriage among 682 school children. It found that 4.3% of the students, predominantly boys, were confirmed to have tinea capitis, with T. violaceum being the most common causative organism. Clinical symptoms included itching, scaling, and hair loss. Additionally, 0.58% of students showed asymptomatic carriage of T. violaceum, indicating a potential source for the spread of the infection. The study highlighted the significance of T. violaceum in the transmission of tinea capitis among children.

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