| a study of 3891 cases of mycoses in the tropics. | 4103 cases suspected of mycoses were analysed as to sex, age and site of disease and 3891 were proved cases. this group formed 50% of total mycoses or 13-93% of all dermatoses recorded in the government general hospital, madras, during the period of study. there were 66-26% adult female, 27-6% adult male and 6-14% were below 13 years. dermatophytoses were found in 73-5%; the other common diseases were tinea versicolor (17-68%) and candidiasis (12-43%). multiple sites of involvement or more than ... | 1976 | 134458 |
| isolation of microsporum nanum from a patient with tinea corporis in madras, india. | microsporum nanum was isolated from a case of tinea corporis in a 16-year-old boy. this is the first recorded case of human ringworm infection caused by m. nanum in india. | 1997 | 9476494 |
| soil dermatophytes in madras, india, in relation to human ringworm. | a total of 269 soil samples collected from different habitats in madras, india, were screened for the presence of dermatophytes by the hair-baiting technique. three strains of trichophyton mentagrophytes and 16 strains of microsporum gypseum complex were isolated. these strains were subjected to the mating experiment. 2/3 soil isolates of trichophyton mentagrophytes belonged to arthroderma vanbreuseghemii (+) mating type, and 1/3 was arthroderma vanbreuseghemii (-) mating type. similarly 6/70 cl ... | 1997 | 9476517 |
| a survey of dermatophytosis in animals in madras, india. | two hundred and eleven dogs (including strictly house and stray dogs) and 170 cattle in and around the city of madras, india were screened for the presence of dermatophytosis. 106 strains of dermatophytes (89 strains from dogs and 17 strains from bovines) were isolated. 57/106 strains were trichophyton mentagrophytes var. mentagrophytes and 42/106 strains were of the microsporum gypseum complex. 5 strains of t. rubrum and 2 strains of t. simii were also obtained in culture. a predominance of m. ... | 1997 | 9691501 |
| microsporum gypseum complex in madras, india. | in madras, india, 312 soil samples were collected from different habitats and screened for the presence of keratinophilic fungi especially those belonging to the microsporum gypseum complex. | 2000 | 10948815 |
| keratinophilic fungi of poultry farm and feather dumping soil in tamil nadu, india. | soils of 10 poultry farms from namakkal and 12 feather dumping sites from chennai were studied for the presence of keratinophilic fungi. a total of 34 species belonging to 19 genera and one non-sporulating fungus were recovered. sixteen species of fungi and one non-sporulating fungi were common to both sites, eight species were specific to namakkal and nine species were specific to chennai. dermatophytes and closely related fungi were represented by six species belonging to five genera. fungal s ... | 2004 | 15645172 |