Epidemiological profile of tinea capitis in São Paulo City

Tinea capitis is the most common fungal infection in children. The identification of the etiologic agent helps clinicians make their therapeutic choice. Studies conducted in different countries show a changing pattern of the main etiological agents according to their regions. We performed a retrospe...

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Autores principales: Veasey, John Verrinder, Miguel, Barbara Arruda Fraletti, Mayor, Silvia Assumpção Soutto, Zaitz, Clarisse, Muramatu, Laura Hitomi, Serrano, Juliane Agarinakamura
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2017
Materias:
Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5429129/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28538903
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20175463
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Sumario:Tinea capitis is the most common fungal infection in children. The identification of the etiologic agent helps clinicians make their therapeutic choice. Studies conducted in different countries show a changing pattern of the main etiological agents according to their regions. We performed a retrospective study in the tertiary public service in São Paulo, analyzing the isolated etiological agents in patients with tinea capitis from March 2013 to May 2015. Microsporum canis was the main agent (56.6%), followed by Trichophyton tonsurans (36.6%). Despite recent migratory movements in the city, we observed no change in the causative agent of tinea capitis.

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