Aetiology of tinea capitis in school children

East African Medical Journal
S O AyayaR Kakai

Abstract

Tinea capitis is a superficial fungal infection of the scalp and hair of the head which is common in children aged between two and eleven years. An endothrix infection is best treated using parenteral antifungal drugs while an ectothrix one may be treated by parenteral or topical antifungal drugs. The organism that commonly causes tinea capitis in the Western world is Trichophyton tonsurans while there is inadequate information on the actual causative agent in Kenya. To determine the prevalence and the aetiology of tinea capitis and the fungal agents responsible for it and; to recommend the correct mode of treatment in school children attending a primary school near Eldoret. Prospective and descriptive study. Private primary school near Eldoret town. Sixty eight primary school children aged between six and 14 years in classes 1 to 5. Of the 68 pupils included in the study, 60.9% and 39.1% were males and females, respectively. Prevalence of tinea capitis in the school was 33.3%. Peak age of infection was 10 years. Ratio of infected males to females was 2:1. There was a growth on culture in 76.1% of the cases all of which were endothrix. T. tonsurans was isolated in 77.8%, T. rubrum in four per cent of the cases. The prevalence o...Continue Reading

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