Epidemiologia, etiologia e formas clínicas das dermatofitoses em Pernambuco, 1995-2005 / Epidemiology, etiology and clinical presentation of dermatophytosis in Pernambuco, 1995-2005
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
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40(4): 484-486, jul.-ago. 2007. graf, tab
Article
in Portuguese
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RESUMO
Num total de 1.238 casos de dermatofitoses, ocorridas na Cidade de Recife /PE, observou-se predomínio das tinhas de couro cabeludo (33,7 por cento) e Trichophyton tonsurans (25,5 por cento), entre 1995 e 1999, enquanto as tinhas de pele glabra (35,5 por cento) e Trichophyton rubrum (34 por cento) foram mais freqüentes entre 2000 e 2005. Detectou-se importante redução do Trichophyton mentagrophytes, no último período.
ABSTRACT
Out of a total of 1,238 cases of dermatophytosis in the city of Recife (Pernambuco), lesions of the scalp (33.7 percent) and Trichophyton tonsurans (25.5 percent) predominated between 1995 and 2000, while lesions of the hairless skin (35.5 percent) and Trichophyton rubrum (34 percent) were the most frequent between 2000 and 2005. A significant reduction in Trichophyton mentagrophytes was detected in the second of these periods.
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Main subject:
Trichophyton
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Dermatomycoses
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Epidermophyton
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Microsporum
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Screening study
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Infant, Newborn
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
Portuguese
Journal:
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
Year:
2007
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco/BR
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