An Epidemiologic Study on Dermatophytoses

자선(自癬)의 역학적(疫學的) 연구(硏究)

The Present study was undertaken to evaluate the recent epidemiologic status in Seoul area by the cooperation of major 6 university hospitals. A total of 7221 patients with various forms of dermatophyte infections seen from July, 1972 to December, 1976 at the departments of dermatology of university hospitals of Seoul, Yonsei, Catholic, Korea, Ewha and Hanyang were analyzed statistically in regards to the age and sex prevalence, the frequency of various forms of dermatophytoses and the difference in yearly incidence by reviewing the patients' records. The results were as follows; 1. The percentage of the patients with dermatophytoses overall outpatients was 5.1%. 2. The distribution of various forms of dermatophytoses was tinea cruris in 38%, tinea pedis in 28%, tinea versicolor in 17%, tinea corporis in 10%, tinea manuum in 3%, onychomycosis in 2% and the tinea capitis in 1% in the order of frequency. 3. Male outnumbered female in about 2 : 1. In male the most frequent type was tinea cruris and in female, the tinea pedis. 4. Over 86% of the patients belonged to the age group below 39. Most patients with tinea capitis belonged to the age group below 19, wheras the overall peak incidene in various forms of dermatophytoses was in age group between 10 and 40. 5. There was no significant difference in yearly incidence throughout 5 years from 1972. to 1976 however, the tinea manuum seemed to be increasing every year.

1. 1972년(年) 7월(月)부터 만 4년(年) 6개월간(個月間) 서울시내 6개(個) 대학병원(大學病院)에 내원(來院)한 환자(患者) 총 144,630명중(名中) 전풍(?風)을 포함(包含)한 백선증(白癬症) 환자(患者)는 7,221명(名), 5.1%이었다. 2. 연령별발병분포(年齡別發病分布)를 보면, 전(全) 백선증환자(白癬症患者)의 42.4%가 $20{\sim}29$세군(歲群)에 있어 가장 많았고, 9세(歲) 이하(以下) 및 50세(歲) 이후(以後)의 연세군(年歲群)에서 가장 낮은 빈도(頻度)를 보여주고 있다. 3. 병형별(病型別)로는 완선(頑癬)이 2,749명(名), 38.1%로 가장 많았고, 족부백선(足部白癬)이 2,053명(名), 28.4%로 다음이었으며, 두부백선(頭部白癬)은 98명(名), 1.3%로 가장 적었다. 4. 성별(性別) 분포(分布)는 전체적(全體的)으로 남(男) 여(女)의 비(比)가 2 : 1로 남자환자(男子患者)가 많았고, 병형별(病型別) 남(男) 여(女)의 비(比)는 완선(頑癬)이 17.4 : 1, 두부백선(頭部白癬)과 반풍(瘢風)이 각각(各各) 1.9 : 1로 남자환자(男子患者)가 많았으나 기타(其他)의 병형(病型)에서는 여자환자(女子患者)가 많았다. 5. 연도별(年度別)로는 수부백선(手部白癬)이 매년(每年) 증가(增加)하는 경향(傾向)을 보인 이외(以外)에는 연도별(年度別)로 특이(特異)한 변동(變動)은 인정(認定)할 수 없었다.