The Epidemiological, Clinical and Mycological Studies on Trichophytosis Gladiatorum Prevailing Among Korean Wrestlers / 대한의진균학회지

BACKGROUND: Trichophytosis gladiatorum is dermatophytosis transmitted by a physical contact between wrestlers. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the current status of the illness in Korean amateur wreatlers. METHOD: The epidemiological, clinical and mycological studies were performed on dermatophytosis in a total of 1, 394 Korean amateur wrestlers through a nation-wide group examination from July, 1995 to April, 1996. RESULTS: A number of 575 (42.5%) cases of tinea were detected throughout the country among 1, 394 wrestlers. The prevalence rate of tinea in wrestling students was 48.4% for middle school, 41.4% for high school, 30% for college and above. The head and neck area was the predilection site of the skin lesions, which decreased in number as moving towards legs. As a whole, the lesions affected the right half of the body 1.7 times as more frequently as the left half. The tendency of a predilection for the right side of the body was most prominent on the head, typified by auricle (2.8 times). In case of the scalp, the lesions developed on the right temporal, right occipital, left occipital and left temporal regions, in decreasing order. The scalp lesions were noted in 44.7% of the total tinea patients - erythematous scaly patches affecting 69.2% of the total tinea capitis patients, followed by alopecia, black dot ringworm, seborrheic dermatitis-like scales, folliculitits, cervical lymphadenitis, kerion celsi, in decreasing order. From 360 patients (62.6%), dermatophytes were isolated - 359 strains of Trichophyton tonsurans (207 of sulfureum variety, 137 of mahogany variety, 15 of both), 1 of Microsporum canis. The varieties of T. tonsurans showed a tendency to occur in groups in the same districts and teams. CONCLUSION: Trichophytosis gladiatorum due to T. tonsurans is prevailing among Korean wrestler. Proper epidemiological measures must be taken to prevent further spreading of the disease.

The Epidemiological, Clinical and Mycological Studies on Trichophytosis Gladiatorum Prevailing Among Korean Wrestlers / 대한의진균학회지

BACKGROUND: Trichophytosis gladiatorum is dermatophytosis transmitted by a physical contact between wrestlers. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the current status of the illness in Korean amateur wreatlers. METHOD: The epidemiological, clinical and mycological studies were performed on dermatophytosis in a total of 1, 394 Korean amateur wrestlers through a nation-wide group examination from July, 1995 to April, 1996. RESULTS: A number of 575 (42.5%) cases of tinea were detected throughout the country among 1, 394 wrestlers. The prevalence rate of tinea in wrestling students was 48.4% for middle school, 41.4% for high school, 30% for college and above. The head and neck area was the predilection site of the skin lesions, which decreased in number as moving towards legs. As a whole, the lesions affected the right half of the body 1.7 times as more frequently as the left half. The tendency of a predilection for the right side of the body was most prominent on the head, typified by auricle (2.8 times). In case of the scalp, the lesions developed on the right temporal, right occipital, left occipital and left temporal regions, in decreasing order. The scalp lesions were noted in 44.7% of the total tinea patients - erythematous scaly patches affecting 69.2% of the total tinea capitis patients, followed by alopecia, black dot ringworm, seborrheic dermatitis-like scales, folliculitits, cervical lymphadenitis, kerion celsi, in decreasing order. From 360 patients (62.6%), dermatophytes were isolated - 359 strains of Trichophyton tonsurans (207 of sulfureum variety, 137 of mahogany variety, 15 of both), 1 of Microsporum canis. The varieties of T. tonsurans showed a tendency to occur in groups in the same districts and teams. CONCLUSION: Trichophytosis gladiatorum due to T. tonsurans is prevailing among Korean wrestler. Proper epidemiological measures must be taken to prevent further spreading of the disease.

A Statistical Review of Benign Tumors of the Skin for the Past 10 Years / 대한피부과학회지

We have reviewed the 503 cases of benign skin tumors which were confirmed by histopathological study from January 1977 to July 1987 in the Dermatologic Department of Kyungpook National University Hospital. The result were summarized as follows . l. Among the total of 26,690 dermatologic out patients, 503 cases(1.9%) were diagnosed as having benign skin tumors. The number of benign skin tumors has shown a noticeable increase in the last several years. 2. The tumors were found mainly in ages ranging from the 2nd to 5th decade, most commonly in the 3rd decade(124 cases, 24.7%). 3. Aceording to Lever's elasaification, the tumors were divided into the following 7 groupa . tumors and cyets of the epidermis(35.2%), melanocytic tumors(16.5%), tumors of vaecular tissues(13.3%), tumora of epidermal appendages(11.1%), tumors of fibrous tissue(8.9%), tumors of neura.l tiasue(7.6%) and tumors of fatty, muscular and osseous tiseue(7.4%) in decreasing orders. 4. The 14 common tumors in order of frequency were as follows epidermal cyst (17.l% ),:melanocytic nevus(16.5%), neurofibroma(7.6%), congenital hemangioma(6.4%), nevus sebaceous(6.0%), lipoma(5.2%),seborrheic keratosis(4,8%), linear epidermal nevus(4.6%), steatocystoma mutiplex(2.8%), dermatofibroma(2.6%), hypertrophic scar and keloid.(2.6%), granuloma pyogenicum(2.4% ), keratoacanthoma(2.0%) and syringoma (2,0%). 5. The predilection sites of seborrheic keratosis, keratoacanthoma, syringoma and melanocytic nevus were the face, linear epidermal nevus, dermatofibroma and granuloma pyogenicum were located on the extremities. 6. The duration of tumors from the presumed time of onset to the first visit was within 1 year for epidermal cyst, keratoacanthoma and granuloma pyogenicum, over 10 years for nevus sebaceous, congenital emangioma and neurofibroma. 7. Diagnostic accuracy was higher in melanocytic nevus, congential hemangioma, nevus sebaceous and neurofibroma and lower in steatocystoma multiplex, dermatofibroma, keratoacanthoma, lipoma and epidermal cyst.