2005
DOI: 10.1590/s0365-05962005000300007
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Microepidemia de tinha do couro cabeludo por Microsporum canis em creche de Vitória - Espírito Santo (Brasil)

Abstract: Tinha do couro cabeludo é infecção da pele e cabelos dessa área, causada pelos dermatófitos do gênero Microsporum e Trichophyton. Acomete preferencialmente crianças pré-escolares e escolares, devido ao maior contato com fontes de infecção. Os autores relatam uma microepidemia de tinha do couro cabeludo em 11 crianças de uma creche pública de Vitória (ES), entre dois e seis anos de idade, 61% do sexo masculino. Apresentavam lesões arredondadas, escamosas, tonsurantes, grandes e únicas, nas regiões frontal, occi… Show more

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“…Dermatophytosis is also a public health concern because a higher incidence is related to the socioeconomic status of people living in the periphery of urban centers, where there is a lack of essential public services, such as safe drinking water, wastewater disposal services, and garbage collection (Gürtler et al, 2005;Cortez et al, 2012;Ali-Shtayeh et al, 2015).…”
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“…Dermatophytosis is also a public health concern because a higher incidence is related to the socioeconomic status of people living in the periphery of urban centers, where there is a lack of essential public services, such as safe drinking water, wastewater disposal services, and garbage collection (Gürtler et al, 2005;Cortez et al, 2012;Ali-Shtayeh et al, 2015).…”
Section: Arqmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Transmission occurs by direct or indirect contact and through contaminated fomites (Chermette et al, 2008;Farias et al, 2016). This is the reason for high incidence of the disease in kennels, catteries, stables, horse farms, and areas with a large number of animals (Gürtler et al, 2005;Pereira et al, 2006;Chermette et al, 2008).…”
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