| Dermatophyte agents in the city of São Paulo, from 1992 to 2002. | |
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PMID: 14743665 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Dermatophytosis are superficial mycoses caused by fungi that can invade stratum corneum and keratinized tissues. In order to study the frequency of dermatophytes species and the clinical manifestations caused by these fungi, in São Paulo, SP, Brazil, the authors analyzed cultures isolated at the Mycology Laboratory from a selected population (15,300 out-patients of the Hospital das Clínicas, Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine of University of São Paulo) from January 1992 to June 2002. The most prevalent dermatophyte was Trichophyton rubrum (48.7%), followed by Microsporum canis (20.9%), Trichophyton tonsurans (13.8%), Trichophyton mentagrophytes (9.7%), Epidermophyton floccosum (4.1%), and Microsporum gypseum (2.5%). These agents determined more than one clinical manifestation, i.e., tinea corporis (31.5%), tinea capitis (27.5%), tinea unguium (14.8%), tinea cruris (13.9%), tinea pedis (9.9%), and tinea manuum (1.9%). Clinical variants of dermatophytosis and their relationship to the etiologic agents were studied and the results were compared to those obtained in previous studies in other regions of Brazil and in other countries. |
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Patricia Augusta Vianna Chinelli; Alexandre de Abreu Sofiatti; Ricardo Spina Nunes; Jose Eduardo da Costa Martins |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo Volume: 45 ISSN: 0036-4665 ISO Abbreviation: Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Sao Paulo Publication Date: 2003 Sep-Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2004-01-27 Completed Date: 2004-02-04 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7507484 Medline TA: Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo Country: Brazil |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 259-63 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Dermatology, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Av. Dr. Enéas Carvalho de Aguiar 255, 3rd Floor, 05403-900 São Paulo, SP, Brazil. patchinelli@ig.com.br |
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Brazil
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epidemiology Female Humans Male Mitosporic Fungi / classification* Prevalence Sex Distribution Tinea / epidemiology, microbiology* |
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