[Dermatomycoses in the tropical rain forest of Nigeria (author's transl)]

This paper reports upon an examination of 312 Nigerians with regard to dermatomycoses. The Tinea versicolor alba presented the largest part of verified infections (5.5%), 57% of which were localized at the head. 16 to 20 year old patients were especially affected; women showed the infection 2.5 times more often than men did. Two out of 12 children revealed tinea capitis. Tinea manus et pedis proved to be rare. 60.5% of the patients showed nail alterations. Apart from dermatophytes, yeast and hyphomycetes grew in facultative pathogenicity. These are discussed to be, especially with males, causative organism of secondary mycoses and indicators of dirt.