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
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2017
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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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author Veasey, John Verrinder
Miguel, Barbara Arruda Fraletti
Mayor, Silvia Assumpção Soutto
Zaitz, Clarisse
Muramatu, Laura Hitomi
Serrano, Juliane Agarinakamura
author_facet Veasey, John Verrinder
Miguel, Barbara Arruda Fraletti
Mayor, Silvia Assumpção Soutto
Zaitz, Clarisse
Muramatu, Laura Hitomi
Serrano, Juliane Agarinakamura
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description 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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spelling pubmed-54291292017-05-17 Epidemiological profile of tinea capitis in São Paulo City Veasey, John Verrinder Miguel, Barbara Arruda Fraletti Mayor, Silvia Assumpção Soutto Zaitz, Clarisse Muramatu, Laura Hitomi Serrano, Juliane Agarinakamura An Bras Dermatol Communication 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. Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2017 /pmc/articles/PMC5429129/ /pubmed/28538903 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20175463 Text en ©2017 by Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ 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.
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