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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Published in:Anais brasileiros de dermatología 2017-03, Vol.92 (2), p.283-284
Main Authors: Veasey, John Verrinder, Miguel, Barbara Arruda Fraletti, Mayor, Silvia Assumpção Soutto, Zaitz, Clarisse, Muramatu, Laura Hitomi, Serrano, Juliane Agarinakamura
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Brazil - epidemiology
Child
Child, Preschool
Communication
DERMATOLOGY
Epidemiology
Female
Humans
Incidence
Male
Microsporum
Microsporum - isolation & purification
Mycoses
Retrospective Studies
Tinea capitis
Tinea Capitis - epidemiology
Tinea Capitis - microbiology
Trichophyton
Trichophyton - isolation & purification
Urban Population
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0365-0596
1806-4841
1806-4841
0365-0596
DOI:10.1590/abd1806-4841.20175463