Research Journal of Medical Sciences
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Epidemiological Features of Fungal Infections of the Ear and the Eye Clinic Patients Referred to Medical Mycology Laboratory of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences
Naser Nazari, Ali Mikaeili, Yazdan Hamzavi, Fariba Shaikhi Shoushtari, Shahla Neamati and Sahar Foroughinia
Page: 647-652 | Received 21 Sep 2022, Published online: 21 Sep 2022
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Abstract
Keratomycoses and otomycoses have different risk factors. This research designed to study the epidemiological parameters of fungal infections of eye and ear in referral patients to Kermanshah medical mycology lab during 1993-2011.This research is a descriptive study on referral infected patients to medical mycology lab of special clinic of Kermanshah University of medical sciences. In these study epidemiological parameters such as age, sex, job, infected season, anatomical site of infection, habitant place and diseases in all infected fungal infections of eye and ear were collected. In all admitted patients, 54 cases have mycoses in ear site, that more frequent age group are 0-9 and student are most infection was dermatofitosis. 38 persons were infected to mycoses of eye site that 0 -9 age group and student are most infected of mycoticdiseases. Child age groups have most fungal infections of eye and ear canal sites, that care of eye and ear canal for prevention of illness for this age group strongly recommended.
How to cite this article:
Naser Nazari, Ali Mikaeili, Yazdan Hamzavi, Fariba Shaikhi Shoushtari, Shahla Neamati and Sahar Foroughinia. Epidemiological Features of Fungal Infections of the Ear and the Eye
Clinic Patients Referred to Medical Mycology Laboratory
of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/rjmsci.2016.647.652
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