| dermatophytoses among school children in aba, abia state--nigeria and some physiological studies on the isolated etiologic agents. | a total of 1,136 school children comprising 433 males and 703 females, within the age groups 4 to 16 years and all resident in aba municipal town of abia state were examined for clinical signs of dermatophytoses. out of this number examined 196 (17.3%), which included 108 males and 88 females, had clinical lesions on various parts of the body including the head, skin, finger nails and toe webs characteristic of dermatophytoses. while the infection occurred highest among children between the ages ... | 1998 | 9842165 |
| epidemiology of dermatophytoses in a rural community in eastern nigeria and review of literature from africa. | a total of 4,287 primary school children, comprising 1,740 males and 2,547 females in arochukwu local government area of abia state nigeria were examined for clinical signs of dermatophytoses. about 873 (20.4%), consisting of 505 males and 368 females had lesions consistent with dermatophytoses. the disease was more prevalent in males (29%) than females (14.4%) in a ratio of approximately 2:1 (p < 0.05). the infection rate increased from 16.8% in the 4-6 year age group to a peak of 28.1% in the ... | 2007 | 17657581 |