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Superficial mycoses at the Hospital do Servidor Público Municipal de São Paulo between 2005 and 2011
BACKGROUND: Superficial mycoses are fungal infections limited to the outermost layers of the skin. Dermatophytic filamentous fungi and yeasts are the major causative agents of these mycoses. Dermatophytosis is one of the clinical conditions caused by fungal infections most commonly found in dermatol...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3938356/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24626650 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20141783 |
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author | Chiacchio, Nilton Di Madeira, Celso Luiz Humaire, Caio Rosa Silva, Camila Simon Fernandes, Lucia Helena Gomes Reis, Ana Lucia Dos |
author_facet | Chiacchio, Nilton Di Madeira, Celso Luiz Humaire, Caio Rosa Silva, Camila Simon Fernandes, Lucia Helena Gomes Reis, Ana Lucia Dos |
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description | BACKGROUND: Superficial mycoses are fungal infections limited to the outermost layers of the skin. Dermatophytic filamentous fungi and yeasts are the major causative agents of these mycoses. Dermatophytosis is one of the clinical conditions caused by fungal infections most commonly found in dermatological practice. Thus, knowledge of the ecology of dermatophytes provides a better understanding of the natural history of dermatophytosis. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to investigate epidemiological and mycological features of superficial mycoses diagnosed from 2005 to 2011 in the Dermatology Clinic of the Hospital do Servidor Público Municipal de São Paulo, Brazil. METHOD: This retrospective study was conducted in the Laboratory of Medical Mycology at the Dermatology Clinic of the Hospital do Servidor Público Municipal de São Paulo. Mycological examinations of 9042 patients with clinical suspicion of superficial mycoses performed between 2005 and 2011 were reviewed. RESULTS: Of 9042 direct microscopic examinations, 2626 (29%) were positive for dermatophytes, 205 (2.3%) were positive for Malassezia, 191 (2.1%) were positive for other types of yeast, 48 (0.5%) were positive for bacteria, and 5972 (66%) were negative. Mean age of patients was 48 years, 6920 (77%) patients were female and 2112 (23%) were male. CONCLUSION: The biota consisted of six dermatophyte species: T. rubrum, T. mentagrophytes, M. gypseum, T. tonsurans, E. floccosum, and M. canis. The most common site of involvement was the nail and foot in adults and scalp in children, with a female predominance. Both Candida and Malassezia were more prevalent in adult women, the former most commonly affecting the interdigital region and nails and the latter the chest and neck. |
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spelling | pubmed-39383562014-03-07 Superficial mycoses at the Hospital do Servidor Público Municipal de São Paulo between 2005 and 2011 Chiacchio, Nilton Di Madeira, Celso Luiz Humaire, Caio Rosa Silva, Camila Simon Fernandes, Lucia Helena Gomes Reis, Ana Lucia Dos An Bras Dermatol Investigation BACKGROUND: Superficial mycoses are fungal infections limited to the outermost layers of the skin. Dermatophytic filamentous fungi and yeasts are the major causative agents of these mycoses. Dermatophytosis is one of the clinical conditions caused by fungal infections most commonly found in dermatological practice. Thus, knowledge of the ecology of dermatophytes provides a better understanding of the natural history of dermatophytosis. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to investigate epidemiological and mycological features of superficial mycoses diagnosed from 2005 to 2011 in the Dermatology Clinic of the Hospital do Servidor Público Municipal de São Paulo, Brazil. METHOD: This retrospective study was conducted in the Laboratory of Medical Mycology at the Dermatology Clinic of the Hospital do Servidor Público Municipal de São Paulo. Mycological examinations of 9042 patients with clinical suspicion of superficial mycoses performed between 2005 and 2011 were reviewed. RESULTS: Of 9042 direct microscopic examinations, 2626 (29%) were positive for dermatophytes, 205 (2.3%) were positive for Malassezia, 191 (2.1%) were positive for other types of yeast, 48 (0.5%) were positive for bacteria, and 5972 (66%) were negative. Mean age of patients was 48 years, 6920 (77%) patients were female and 2112 (23%) were male. CONCLUSION: The biota consisted of six dermatophyte species: T. rubrum, T. mentagrophytes, M. gypseum, T. tonsurans, E. floccosum, and M. canis. The most common site of involvement was the nail and foot in adults and scalp in children, with a female predominance. Both Candida and Malassezia were more prevalent in adult women, the former most commonly affecting the interdigital region and nails and the latter the chest and neck. Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2014 /pmc/articles/PMC3938356/ /pubmed/24626650 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20141783 Text en ®2013 by Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Investigation Chiacchio, Nilton Di Madeira, Celso Luiz Humaire, Caio Rosa Silva, Camila Simon Fernandes, Lucia Helena Gomes Reis, Ana Lucia Dos Superficial mycoses at the Hospital do Servidor Público Municipal de São Paulo between 2005 and 2011 |
title | Superficial mycoses at the Hospital do Servidor Público Municipal de São
Paulo between 2005 and 2011
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title_full | Superficial mycoses at the Hospital do Servidor Público Municipal de São
Paulo between 2005 and 2011
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title_fullStr | Superficial mycoses at the Hospital do Servidor Público Municipal de São
Paulo between 2005 and 2011
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title_full_unstemmed | Superficial mycoses at the Hospital do Servidor Público Municipal de São
Paulo between 2005 and 2011
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title_short | Superficial mycoses at the Hospital do Servidor Público Municipal de São
Paulo between 2005 and 2011
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title_sort | superficial mycoses at the hospital do servidor público municipal de são
paulo between 2005 and 2011 |
topic | Investigation |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3938356/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24626650 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20141783 |
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