FREQUENCY OF TINEA-CAPITIS IN PATIENTS WI TH CONNECTIVE-TISSUE DISEASE IN DAKAR (SENEGAL)

Fifteen tinea capitis cases were observed among 38 patients with conne ctive tissue disease hospitalised at the Dermatological Clinic of Daka r during 2 years. Forteen were female adults. Clinical diagnosis of ti nea capitis was sometimes difficult because of the association with sc alp lesions due to the connectivite tissue disease. Trichophyton souda nense, the most frequently isolated in tinea capitis in Senegal, was t he major etiological agent. Tinea capitis in adults is not rare in Sen egal, connective tissue disease are the most frequently observed conco mitant disease found in patients of the dermatological clinic. Tinea c apitis in adult in patients with connective tissue disease has been ra rely reported.