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Background: The dermatophytosis constitutes a group of superficial fungal infections of keratinized tissues, namely, the epidermis, hair, and nails. The present study was undertaken to find out the clinical profile of dermatophytosis and to identify the causative fungal species in the various clinical presentations. Materials & Methods: This was a hospital‐based observational study. One hundred clinically suspected patients attending OPD of M. G. M. Medical College and Lion Seva Kendra Hospital were included in the study. History was taken, general physical and cutaneous examination was done and details of skin lesions noted. Direct microscopy in 10% KOH (40% KOH for nail) and fungal culture on SDA with 0.05% chloramphenicol and 0.5% cycloheximide was done in every case. Chi‐square test and contingency coefficient test were used as significant tests for analysis. Results: In the present study, tinea accounted for 22.68 % of the total Dermatology OPD cases of which male constituted 59 % and 41 % females. The mean age was 38.4 ± 16.98 years. Majority were of age group 21-30 years followed by age group 31-40 years.Out of all the samples 68 cases were KOH positive as compared to 61 cases which were culture positive. Two KOH negative cases were culture positive and 9 culture negative cases came out to be KOH positive. Out of 81 skin scrapping samples 54 were KOH positive and 47 were culture positive, 11 nail clipping samples 8 were KOH as well as culture positive and out of 8 hair pluck samples 6 were KOH as well as culture positive.In 61 culture positive cases there were 7 non-dermatophytic growth which included 4 aspergillus spp. and 3 candida spp. Conclusion: Dermatophytosis is one of the most common if not the commonest dermatological condition we come across the Dermatology OPD. It most commonly affects the young age group rather than extremes of age.

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