a common outcome for dermatophytosis in india. the prevalence of dermatophytosis in india is between 36.6 and 78.4% depending on the area, clinical subtype, and dermatophyte isolate. individuals ages 21–40 years are most commonly affected. a 2002 study looking at 445 samples of dermatophytes in patients in goiânia, brazil found the most prevalent type to be trichophyton rubrum (49.4%), followed by trichophyton mentagrophytes (30.8%), and microsporum canis (12.6%). a 2013 study looking at 5,175 samples of tinea in patients in tehran, iran found the most prevalent type to be tinea pedis (43.4%), followed by tinea unguium. (21.3%), and tinea cruris (20.7%).