Abstract

Indonesia is a tropical country and is the largest archipelago in the world. The country consists of more than 17,000 islands, although only 6,000 are inhabited by a population of more than 201 million people. In tropical countries, superficial mycosis are prevalent all the time, pytiriasis versicolor, several clinical forms of tineas and cutaneous candidosis comprise the most common spectrum of the disease. In our clinic this group diseases ranks the second or third place after dermatitis and acne vulgaris. Besides these common superficial fungal diseases, tines imbricate is endemic in eastern parts of islands in Indonesia. Sporotrichosis, chromomycosis, mycetoma and subcutaneous zygomycosis are occasionally seen in our clinic. The incidence of mycosis profunda is 0~2 per year in our department. Besides dermatomycosis, systemic mycosis s. a. lung aspergillosis, candidosis of the G. I. tract were also observed. Other systemic mycosis reported as endemic are histoplasmosis and cryptococcosis. 

Keywords

Indonesia Skin fungal infection

KJMM 1999 June;4(1):1-5(5). Epub 2016 February 24
Copyright © 1999 by Korean Journal of Medical Mycology

Language

English

Author

Unandar Budimulja; Department of Dermato-Venerology, School of Medicine, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia

Corresponding

Unandar Budimulja, Department of Dermato-Venerology, RSCM Hospita, School of Medicine, University of Indonesia, J1. Diponegoto 71, Jakarta, Indonesia.

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Unandar Budimulja

Department of Dermato-Venerology, School of Medicine, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia

Since epub date 2016 February 24