| fungal skin infections in a paediatric dermatology clinic. | a diagnosis of fungal infection was established in 8.6% of patients who attended the dermatology clinic at the lady ridgeway hospital, colombo over a one year period. only 4.3% were confirmed in the laboratory. the agreement between clinical and laboratory diagnosis was 96.6% for patients with typical clinical features, but only 26.4% for patients who did not have the classical appearance. both direct microscopy and culture are required to determine the causative agent, although the majority (92 ... | 1993 | 8370091 |