Research Article
The Prevalence and Pattern of Superficial Fungal Infections among School Children in Ile-Ife, South-Western Nigeria
Table 3
Clinical Patterns of SFI seen.
| | Tinea capitis | Number (%) |
| | Noninflammatory types | | | Grey patch type | 106 (46.3) | | Black dot type | 62 (27.1) | | Seborrheic dermatitis-like | 41 (17.9 | | Inflammatory types | | | Pustular | 15 (6.5) | | Kerion | 5 (2.2) | | Favus | 0 (0) | | Tinea corporis site | | | Abdomen | 1 (20) | | Back | 3 (60) | | Limbs | 1 (20) | | Tinea unguium site | | | Right middle finger | 3 (42.8) | | Right fourth finger | 2 (28.6) | | Left fourth and fifth fingers | 1 (14.3) | | Left great toe | 1 (14.3) | | Pityriasis versicolor site | | | Face | 45 (95.7) | | Chest | 2 (4.3) |
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