The present study was therefore intended to make a survey on fungal infections in Sohag Governorate with a special emphasis on tinea pedis. A total of 12313 patients with dermatological lesions who attended the Dermtatology outpatient clinic of Sohag University hospital between August 1999 and February 2000, were examined.
The results revealed that fungal infec tion represented 11.98% of all dennatologjcal
lesions with the following frequencies: pityriasis versicolor 46.1 %, followed by tinea capitis 27.8%, tinea pedis I 5. 7% and tiuea corporis10.2.
Of the examined patients I 00 cases were diag nosed as tinea pedis; 65 were from urban and 35 were from rural areas. The age of patients ranged from 8 up 10 70 years with the mean of (34.17 ± 13.04). 60% were males and 40% were
females. The clinical examination revealed that
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55% were macerated, 40% were hvperkeratotic and 5% were vesiculobullous. In regard to the mycological findings, 85% were KOH positive, whereas 15% were KOH negative. The cultural examination, however, revealed that 92% were positive, whereas 8% were negative. The myco logical analysis revealed 6 causative organisms which are T. rubrum (40.2%), T. mentagrophytes (22.8%), C. albicans ( 13%), Fusariuni spp. (7.6%), Scopulariopsis spp. (7.6%) and mixed in fection (8. 7%). It was found that some diseases were accompanying tinea pedis as diabetes mel litus, cellulitis and onychomycosis.