2005
DOI: 10.1590/s0365-05962005000700005
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Tinea capitis: epidemiologia e ecologia dos casos observados entre 1983 e 2003 na Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, Estado de São Paulo, Brasil

Abstract: FUNDAMENTOS: Tinea capitis é importante infecção fúngica de interesse dermatológico e pediátrico. No Brasil sua prevalência é desconhecida, e os agentes causais principais são o Trichophyton tonsurans nas regiões Norte-Nordeste e o Microsporum canis no Sul-Sudeste do país. Conhecimento sobre gênero e espécies mais prevalentes tem importância sanitária e terapêutica. OBJETIVOS: Identificar espécies de dermatófitos, causa de Tinea capitis, em serviço universitário que atende clientela do Sistema Único de Saúde, … Show more

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“…9 Therefore, the adoption of appropriate preventive and therapeutic measures could be taken based on the infectious agents.…”
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“…9 Therefore, the adoption of appropriate preventive and therapeutic measures could be taken based on the infectious agents.…”
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“…This shows, from a sanitary point of view, the importance of isolating the zoophilic or anthropophilic agent. 9 …”
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“…Studies performed in Brazil (8, 14, 16), Greece (9) and China (23) show that M. canis is the most prevalently isolated agent on the scalp and hair. However, in our study this agent was the second most commonly isolated, perhaps for not adapting well to the climactic conditions or because of the age group of the study population.…”
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“…From this number 62,50% (15 cases) were male patients and 37,50% (9 cases) were female patients (Graph 1), in accordance with previous works. 10 Age varied from early months of life until 83 years. Mycoses accured in the age groups that varies from 11 to 20 years of age (23,86% -47 cases) and from 0 to 10 years of age (20,30% -40 cases).…”
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