Research Article
Prevalence of Dermatophytic Infection and the Spectrum of Dermatophytes in Patients Attending a Tertiary Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Table 2
Frequency of clinical manifestation in different age groups (
= 305).
| Site | Age groups | Total | 1–14 | 15–24 | 25–44 | 45–64 | 65 |
| Tinea capitis | 21 (34.4%) | 14 (23.0%) | 13 (21.3%) | 13 (21.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 61 (19.9%) | Tinea corporis | 4 (12.1%) | 5 (15.2%) | 16 (48.5%) | 6 (18.2%) | 2 (6.1%) | 33 (10.8%) | Tinea cruris | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (50.0%) | 2 (50.0%) | 4 (1.3%) | Tinea unguium | 9 (5.8%) | 42 (26.9%) | 54 (34.6%) | 48 (30.8%) | 3 (1.9%) | 156 (51.0%) | Tinea pedis | 1 (6.7%) | 1 (6.7%) | 5 (33.3%) | 8 (53.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 15 (4.9%) | Tinea faciei | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (15.0%) | 5 (25.0%) | 12 (60.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 20 (6.5%) | Tinea manum | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 6 (37.5%) | 10 (62.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 16 (5.2%) | Total | 35 (11.5%) | 65 (21.3%) | 99 (32.5%) | 99 (32.5%) | 7 (2.3%) | 305 (100%) |
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