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%)