Prevalence Of Dermatophytosis Among Primary School Children At Wuntin Dada Primary School Bauchi

DERMATOPHYTE are unique of fungi that effect the Keratinous tissues of lower animals and human Dermatophytoses is the medical term for fungal infection of the superficial layer of the skin, nail, hair and scalp.  The prevalence study Dermatophytoses in Wuntin Dada Primary School Bauchi is to determine the prevalence of the diseases, the different clinical types and actual species responsible for the infections.  Out of 950 pupils examined, 105 children were found to be with suspected Dermatophyte lesions which is (11.1%) the specimens of hairs, nails, scalps skin scrapping, and toe w…