| clinico-mycological profile of dermatophytosis in a reference centre for leprosy and dermatological diseases in addis ababa. | to assess the clinical and fungal species spectrum of dermatophyte infection in a reference centre in addis ababa, 539 dermatological patients with signs of dermatophytosis were investigated. seventy-one percent were female and 29% male, aged 2-66 years (median 9). four hundred-fifteen (77%) had at least one skin lesion. tinea capitis was diagnosed in 138/155 males (89%) as compared to 214/384 females (40%) (p < 0.05). t. capitis was diagnosed in 69% of the 374 children. fingernails were affecte ... | 2006 | 16482389 |