STUDY OF DERMATOMYCOSIS AND SURVEY OF PATHOGENS IN TROOPS OF HAINAN AREA
亚热带地区部队皮肤真菌病及其病原菌的调查研究

Subtropical area is the prevalent area of dermatomycosis with natural conditions suptable for the growth and proliferation of fungi causing suterficial dermatomycosis. Dermatomycosis not only brings about certain sufferings to the military personnel in peacetime, but also causes nonbattle loss in manpower in war time. In the present work, a survey of dermatomycosis in Hainan subtropical area of China and isolation of the pathogens were carried out The results were as follows: The morbidity of superficial dermatomycosis was 34.1% and it was manifested clinically as tinea pedis, tinea versicolor, tinea corporis, tinea axillaris, tinea cruris, etc.; The main pathogen causing dermatomycosis in this area was Trichophyton rubrwn which accounted for 50.4% of the pathogens isolated and the next was Trichophyton gypseum which accounted for 20.3%; Trichophyton rubrum could cause dermatomycosis of many sites of the body in this area, but the main lesious were tinea corporis and tinea cruris.