Abstract: Objective To analyze the prevalence of superficial mycosis and pathogenic fungi in Urumqi.Methods Direct microscopic check and fungi cultivation were performed of superficial mycosis patients in the Department of Dermatology of our hospital during January 2006 to December 2013.SPSS 17.0 statistical software was used to statistical analysis ofthe result with positive outcomes.Results In 822 patients, including 214 (26.0%) cases of tinea corporis, 131 (15.9%) cases of tinea pedis, 128 (15.6%) cases of tinea capitis, 125 (15.2%) cases of onychomycosis, 119 (14.5%) cases of tinea cruris, 54 (6.6%) cases of ringworm, 38 (4.6%) cases of candidiasis, 13 (1.6%) cases of pityriasis versicolor. Distribution of strains including 336 (40.9%) strains of Trichophyton mentagrophytes, 239 (29.1%) strains of Trichophyton rubrum, 68 (8.3%) strains of Microsporum canis, 48 (5.8%) strains of Microsporum ferrugineum, 38 (4.6%) strains of Candida species, 33 (4%) strains of Trichophyton tonsurans, 23 (2.8%) strains of Trichophyton schoenleinii, 3 (1.6%) strains of Malassezia species, 9 (1.1%)strains of Trichophyton verrucosum, 7 (0.9%)strains of Trichophyton violaceum. Statistical analysis showed:There was statistical significance in the constituent ratio of tinea cruris, tinea pedis and onychomycosis between different sex (P <0.05), in addition to tinea corporis and pityriasis versicolor, the other group of superficial mycoses distribution has the obvious difference in age (P <0.05).Conclusion The first of superficial mycosis is tinea corporis, tinea pedis and tinea capitisis is the second, Pathogenis still dominated by dermatophytes, Trichophyton mentagrophytes is the first pathogenic fungi followed by Trichophyton rubrum.Tinea pedis and onychomycos occurred in female, tinea corporis and pityriasis versicolor occurred in male.In addition to tinea corporis and pityriasis versicolor, different ages of superficial mycosis distribution have obvious difference, tinea capitis occurs mainly in adolescent.

Key words: superficial mycoses, etiology, Urumqi