Summary. Between 1.5% and 2.5% of the population in Karonga District, northern Malawi (Africa), were diagnosed as having tinea faciei, corporis, inguinalis or cruris in the course of a total population survey carried out between 1987 and 1989. With regard to the relative frequency distribution of dermatophytes, the main findings were the rarity of Trichophyton rubrum (around 1%) and the predominance of Microsporum audouinii (57%) in this part of Africa. In the genital area Epidermophyton floccosum was the most common isolate (56%). Zusammenfassung. Bei einer Durchuntersuchung der Bevölkerung des Karonga Distriktes in Nord‐Malawi (Afrika) wurden 1987–89 bei zwischen 1.5% und 2.5% der Menschen eine Tinea faciei, corporis, inguinalis oder cruris diagnostiziert. Im Hinblick auf das Dermatophytenspektrum fielen die Seltenheit von Trichophyton rubrum (nur etwa 1% der Isolate) und das Vorherrschen von Microsporum audouinii (57% der Isolate) in diesem Teil Afrikas auf. Im Genitalbereich war Epidermophyton floccosum der am häufigsten isolierte Dermatophyt (56%).
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