povidone-iodine and Tinea

Tinea capitis is common among schoolchildren in developing countries but underreported in Madagascar. We report the occurrence of an outbreak of gray patch tinea capitis due to Microsporum langeronii in a public primary school of Antananarivo, the capital city of Madagascar.. Forty-two children were included, 27 (64%) of them presenting with tinea capitis and 32 (76%) with Tinea corporis. Patients were treated with griseofulvin 500 mg and Povidone-iodine 4% and followed up for four weeks.. Twenty-five (93%) of the 27 children with tinea capitis presented a gray patch as the main clinical feature. All these cases were fluorescent under Wood's UV light and positive in cultures for M. langeronii. All 27 children reported a contact with infected classmates, and 19 (70%) reported to have infected brothers and sisters at home. After four weeks of treatment, all patients recovered.. Appropriate treatment and improved hygienic practices reduced the occurrence of tinea in the studied school and no more cases of tinea capitis or corporis occurred after the outbreak.

Topics: Adolescent; Animals; Antifungal Agents; Child; Disease Outbreaks; Female; Griseofulvin; Humans; Infection Control; Madagascar; Male; Microsporum; Povidone-Iodine; Schools; Tinea; Treatment Outcome

Povidone-Iodine (Betadine) Paint was used in thirteen patients with a proven fungal infection. Ten patients had pityriasis versicolor, two had trichophyton rubrum and one M. canis. In the pityriasis versicolor group, seven out of the ten patients were either improved or cleared up completely within 7 days. There were no adverse reactions in this group of patients and the material proved quite acceptable to them. Scanning electron micrographs were carried out on three of the patients and demonstrated the decrease in fungal elements after treatment and clinical improvement.

Topics: Humans; Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; Povidone; Povidone-Iodine; Skin; Tinea; Tinea Versicolor

Topics: Animals; Female; Male; Povidone; Povidone-Iodine; Rabbits; Tinea

Topics: Povidone; Povidone-Iodine; Tinea