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Dermatología Cosmética, Médica y Quirúrgica 2015; 13 (4)
Tinea corporis. Mycological and epidemiological study of 357 cases
Guevara-Cervantes JF, Marioni-Manríquez S, Tello-Ibáñez ÓO, Vega DC, Vásquez ME, Rodríguez-Cerdeira C, Arenas R
Language: Spanish
References: 15
Page: 282-288
PDF size: 482.68 Kb.
ABSTRACT
Background: tinea corporis (ringworm) represents 15% of dermatological
consultation and the principal etiological agent is
T.
rubrum. Gold standard in diagnosis is koh and culture.
Objectives: to determine the frequency of body ringworm
as well as mycological and epidemiological data in a period of
21 years in a general hospital.
Methodology: restrospective, descriptive and transversal
study in 357 patients. Data was collected from the Mycology
Section at “Dr. Manuel Gea González” General Hospital from
1994 to 2014. Diagnosis was confirmed by koh and mycological
culture.
Results: we found a female predominance (53.7%), a bimodal
frequency was observed from 11 to 17 and from 18 to 30 years
of age. The most affected region was the thorax in 138 cases
(30.5%). The most common etiological agent was
T. rubrum in
adults (30.5%) and
M. canis in childrens (7.8%).
Conclusions: most cases of tinea corporis are caused by
T. rubrum and
M. canis. Thorax and lower limbs were most
frequently affected. The gold standard for diagnosis was koh
(96.6%), culture was positive in almost half of the cases (46.6%).
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