A new record of Trichophyton gourvilii Catanei, the etiological agent of tinea pedis in Iraq

Other Title(s)

تسجيل جديد للفطر Trichophytpon gourvilii Catanei العامل المسبب لسعفة القدم في العراق

Joint Authors

al-Sadun, Abd Allah Hammud
Abu Mijdad, Najwa Muhammad Jamil Ali
al-Mayyah, Abd al-Rida Akbar Ulwan

Source

Basrah Journal of Science

Issue

Vol. 30, Issue 1B (31 Mar. 2012), pp.45-52, 8 p.

Publisher

University of Basrah College of Science

Publication Date

2012-03-31

Country of Publication

Iraq

No. of Pages

8

Main Subjects

Biology
Medicine

Topics

Abstract AR

تم جمع 190 عينة سريرية من 190 مريض يعانون من أعراض سريرية للإصابة بأمراض الفطار السطحي الجلدي راجعوا مستشفى الزبير العام و بعض المختبرات للتحليلات المرضية في محافظة البصرة للمدة من (2003 / 6 / 1) إلى (2004 / 11 / 28).

فحصت النماذج مجهريا بعد معاملتها بمحلول هيدروكسيد البوتاسيوم KOH 15 % و تم زرع العينات المتمثلة بالقشور الجلدية على وسط أكار السابرود مضاف له السايكلوهكسيمايد و الكلورامفينيكول.

و سجلت حالة واحدة فقط لسعفة لقدم من بين 190 عينة سريرية، و أخذت من فتاة بعمر 15 سنة و شخص المسبب المرضي بوصفه Trichophyton gourvilii.

و تم وصف الفطر و مقارنته مع الأنواع المقاربة من جنس Trichophyton و يعد هذا النوع تسجيل جديد في العراق.

Abstract EN

Skin scrapings collected from (190) patients attending the Dermatology Clinic at Al-Zubair general hospital and some clinical laboratories in Al-Zubair city , Basrah , Iraq during June 2003 to November 2004. were surveyed for the prescence of dermatophytes. Direct microscopical examination was carried out with 15 % KOH preparation, and cultures were performed in petri dishes on Sabouraud`s Dextrose Agar with Cycloheximide and Chloramphenicol .

Among the 190 samples only one case was assigned to tinea pedis in a 15-year-old girl .

The causal agent was identified as Trichophyton gourvilii Catanei.

The fungus is described and illustrated .

Characteristics of the species are compared with the related species of Trichophyton.

The reported species is newly recorded in Iraq .

American Psychological Association (APA)

al-Sadun, Abd Allah Hammud& Abu Mijdad, Najwa Muhammad Jamil Ali& al-Mayyah, Abd al-Rida Akbar Ulwan. 2012. A new record of Trichophyton gourvilii Catanei, the etiological agent of tinea pedis in Iraq. Basrah Journal of Science،Vol. 30, no. 1B, pp.45-52.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-320589

Modern Language Association (MLA)

al-Sadun, Abd Allah Hammud…[et al.]. A new record of Trichophyton gourvilii Catanei, the etiological agent of tinea pedis in Iraq. Basrah Journal of Science Vol. 30, no. 1-B (2012), pp.45-52.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-320589

American Medical Association (AMA)

al-Sadun, Abd Allah Hammud& Abu Mijdad, Najwa Muhammad Jamil Ali& al-Mayyah, Abd al-Rida Akbar Ulwan. A new record of Trichophyton gourvilii Catanei, the etiological agent of tinea pedis in Iraq. Basrah Journal of Science. 2012. Vol. 30, no. 1B, pp.45-52.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-320589

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references : p. 51

Record ID

BIM-320589