Tinea capitis in school children from Mauritania: A comparative study between urban and rural areas - 29/05/21

Doi : 10.1016/j.mycmed.2020.101048

O. Sy ^a,⁎ , K. Diongue ^b, O. Ba ^c, C.B. Ahmed ^d, M.A. Elbechir ^d, M.S.M. Abdallahi ^d, M. Brahim ^d, B.L. Baidy ^c, D. Ndiaye ^b
^a Laboratoire du centre hospitalier Mère et Enfant de Nouakchott, BP 40028, Nouakchott, Mauritania
^b Service de Parasitologie-Mycologie, Faculté de Médecine, de Pharmacie et d’Odontologie, Université Cheikh Anta Diop, BP 5005, Dakar, Senegal
^c Département des sciences fondamentales, faculté de médecine, université de Nouakchott, Al Aasrya, Mauritania
^d Département de biologie, faculté des sciences et techniques, université de Nouakchott, Al Aasrya, Mauritania

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Abstract

Introduction

In Mauritania, only an investigation carried out 26 years ago allows to report epidemiological findings about tinea capitis in Nouakchott. The objective of this study was to reactualize the tinea capitis epidemiological, clinical and mycological profile in school children and to compare this profile in urban and rural area.

Patients and methods

All subscribed students in targeted schools and present during the investigation were examined clinically before samples collection. Mycological diagnosis was made by direct examination and culture in Sabouraud Dextrose Agar with chloramphenicol and supplemented with cycloheximide. The results were considered positive when culture with the presence of dermatophytes was obtained.

Results

Prevalence of tinea capitis among school children was 10.50% and it was more important in rural area (12.21%) than in urban area (9.52%). The age group ranged between 6 and 8 years was the most affected (13.58%). According to the gender, male (11.46%) were more affected than female (9.62%). Trichophytic tinea were predominant and Trichophyton soudanense was more isolated followed by Trichophyton rubrum, Trichophyton schoenleinii and Microsporum audouinii.

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Keywords : Tinea capitis, Dermatophyte, Trichophyton soudanense, Mauritania