دراسة الفعالية التثبيطية للمستخلص الكحولي لأوراق نبات أكليل الجبل تجاه بعض الفطريات المسببة لداء الفطار السطحي في مدينة الناصرية، ذي قار

Abstract EN

Dermatophytes cause superficial mycosis in human .

Many antifungal agents and plants extracts were used for the treatment of these diseases .

One hundred and eighty specimens ( skin scrapping , hair and nail fragments ) from 66 males and 114 females were collected from patients consulting in Al – Hussein Teaching Hospital in Al – Nassiriyah City .

The study was conducted during the period from Augest , 2014 to December , 2014 .

This study aimed to isolating and identifying the fungi causing dermatophytosis , then studying the inhibitory effect of alcoholic extract of Rosemary ( Rosemarinus officinalis ) against the isolated dermatophytes .

The isolated dermatophytes were Microsporum canis , M.

fulvum , M.

gypseum , Trichophyton tonsurans and T.

verrucosum .

M.

canis recorded the highest occurrence with a percentage of 36.36 % , while M.

fulvum recorded the lowest occurrence percentage ( 6.36 % ) .

Female infections were 74 ( 67.27 % ) cases .

On the other hand only 36 ( 38.33 % ) cases recorded within males .

At September , 2014 ; 69 cases recorded , but at December , 2014 ; 19 cases recorded with a percentage of 38.33 % and 10.56 % respectively .

The alcoholic extract of Rosemary ( Rosemarinus officinalis ) have an inhibitory effect against the isolated dermatophytes .

The highest effect of the extract with a concentration of 200 mg / ml was against T.

verrucosum .

The extract with concentration of 100 mg / ml have the lowest effect against M.

gypseum .