COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF MYCOLOGICAL AND CLINICAL ASPECTS OF DERMATOPHYTOSIS IN DIABETICS AND NON-DIABETIC SUBJECTS

Abstract

Background: With rates of chronic and recurring infections rising quickly, dermatophytosis is a serious healthcare problem
in India. The association between glycemic status and the development of dermatophytosis, as well as the comparison of
developing species in diabetics and non-diabetics with dermatophytosis, is, however, poorly documented in the literature.
Aim: The current study's objectives were to compare the mycological and clinical features of dermatophytosis in people with
and without diabetes. Additionally, two sets of culture isolates were compared in the study.
Methods: 756 participants with a clinical suspicion of dermatophytosis were evaluated for the research and split into two
groups: 378 individuals with diabetes and 378 individuals without the disease. The study then evaluated and contrasted the
fungal culture findings, clinical information, demographics, CW (calcofluor white), and KOH (potassium hydroxide) mount
of every participant from both groups.