Health Condition 1: B354- Tinea corporis
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Nil: Nil
Intervention2: Nil: Nil
Sponsors
VPSV Ayurveda College Kottakkal
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Clinically suspected lesions with Raised circular lesions with well defined elevated border Erythematous patches or areas of hypopigmentation/hyperpigmentation 2.Age 18 70 years, irrespective of gender. 3.Willingness to provide consent for participation in the study, including dermatoscopic examination and KOH mount.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Lesions located exclusively on the scalp, face, nails, groin, palms, or soles. 2.Individuals currently receiving topical steroid therapy or who have received it within the last 2 weeks. 3.Individuals with known immunosuppression (HIV, Post organ transplantation, Chemotherapy). 4.Patients with coexisting cutaneous lesions along with Dadru (Cutaneous dermatophytes). 5.Patient suffering from major systemic illness necessitating long term drug treatment (Rheumatoid arthritis)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Identification and documentation of consistent dermatoscopic criteria observed in clinically suspected cases of Dadru (Cutaneous Dermatophytosis), assessed at the time of diagnosis.Timepoint: At the time of diagnosis, following dermatoscopic examination and KOH mount evaluation. It can be done only after taking dermatoscopic features of all the KOH positive Cases. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Sensitivity & specificity of dermatoscopy for diagnosing Dadru (Cutaneous Dermatophytosis) using KOH mount microscopy as the reference standard & Inter-rater reliability of dermatoscopic feature identification assessed using Cohen s Kappa statistic.Timepoint: At the time of diagnosis, following dermatoscopic examination & KOH mount evaluation,after collection of all the datas from 122 participants in the study. | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr P A Aboobaker
V P S V Ayurveda College, Kottakkal
Outcome results
None listed