Characteristics of superficial mycoses in Malta

Zahra, Loranne Vella; Gatt, Paul; Boffa, Michael J.; Borg, Eileen; Mifsud, Edwin; Scerri, Lawrence; Briffa, Dino Vella; Pace, Joseph L.

doi:10.1046/j.1365-4362.2003.01789.x

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“…These results are in agreement with those of earlier investigators, who also reported a higher prevalence of onychomycosis in females than males [19,20]. By contrast; some studies have reported onychomycosis in males more than females [16,21].…”

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confidence: 93%

Onychomycosis in Qassim Region of Saudi Arabia: A Clinicoaetiologic Correlation

Shahzad

Alzolibani

Robaee

et al. 2014

JCDR

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Background: Onychomycosis is mainly caused by dermatophytes, but yeasts and nondermatophyte molds have also been implicated, giving rise to diverse clinical presentations. The aetiological agents of the disease may show geographic variation. Aim:The aim of the present study was to isolate the causative pathogens and to correlate the various clinical patterns of onychomycosis with causative pathogens. Materials and Methods:The study population comprised 170 patients with clinical suspicion of onychomycosis. Nail samples were collected for direct microscopic examination and culture. Clinical patterns were noted and correlated with causative pathogens.Results: Out of total 170 cases included in the study, 140 (82.4%) were positive by microscopy and 77 (45.3%) showed positive mycological findings by both microscopy and culture. The male: female ratio was 1:2.5 and the mean age was 35.29 ± 16.47 years. Fingernails were involved in 51.9%, toenails in 28.6% and both fingernails and toenails in 19.5% of the 77 patients. The clinical types noted were distal lateral subungual onychomycosis (71.4%), proximal subungual onychomycosis (10.4%), total dystrophic onychomycosis (10.4%), superficial white onychomycosis (3.9%) and mixed pattern onychomycosis (3.9%). Yeasts were the most common pathogens isolated, being found in 36 patients (46.8%) followed by nondermatophyte molds which were isolated from 28 patients (36.4%) followed by dermatophytes which were isolated from 13 patients (16.9%). Conclusion:Distal lateral subungual onychomycosis was the most common clinical presentation. Candida albicans, Aspergillus species and Tricophyton rubrum were the major pathogens. A single pathogen can give rise to more than one clinical type.

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Onychomycosis in Qassim Region of Saudi Arabia: A Clinicoaetiologic Correlation

Shahzad

Alzolibani

Robaee

et al. 2014

JCDR

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“…From our overall data, dermatomycosis occured mainly in adults (40-49 years), females were affected more than males (1207/898), which was similar to results of other studies [40,41].…”

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Causative Agents of Superficial Mycoses in Outpatients Attending Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty Hospital, in İstanbul, Turkey (01 April 2010 –01 June 2014)

2015

J Turk Acad Dermatol

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“…1,[4][5][6][7][8][12][13][14][15] Fatores como condições climáticas, práticas sociais, deslocamentos cada vez mais freqüentes e hábitos de higiene certamente contribuem para as variações epidemiológicas dos dermatófitos.…”

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“…As onicomicoses representam de 18 a 40% das onicopatias 4 e têm sua prevalência aumentada em adultos e idosos, principalmente em pacientes com diabetes mellitus. 8,[12][13][14][15][16][17] Outras situações, ou doenças de base, contribuem para o aparecimento de dermatofitoses, como em pacientes com Aids, síndrome de Down, uso de corticosteróides e drogas imunossupressoras em transplantados. 17,18 O grupo é composto pelos gêneros Trichophyton sp, Microsporum sp e Epidermophyton floccosum, que podem ser diferenciados de acordo com as características macroscópicas e microscópicas das culturas.…”

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Freqüência das dermatofitoses em exames micológicos em Hospital Geral de Porto Alegre, Brasil

Aquino

Constante

Bakos

2007

An. Bras. Dermatol.

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FUNDAMENTOS- As espécies de dermatófitos podem variar de uma região para outra, tendo esse fato importância epidemiológica e terapêutica. OBJETIVO- Descrever a freqüência dos dermatófitos nos exames micológicos em pacientes ambulatoriais do Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA). MÉTODOS - Foi realizada análise retrospectiva dos exames micológicos realizados em pacientes ambulatoriais do Serviço de Dermatologia do Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA) durante o período de agosto de 1998 a fevereiro de 2006. Os dados foram comparados com os de trabalhos anteriores locais e de outras cidades do Brasil utilizando o teste do qui-quadrado. RESULTADOS - Das 5.077 amostras coletadas, 2.033 (40,0%) foram positivas para dermatófitos, sendo entre os dermatófitos o Trichophyton rubrum a espécie mais isolada (62,4%), seguido de T. mentagrophytes (18,2%), Microsporum canis (5,7%), Epidermophyton floccosum (2,0%), M. gypseum (1,4%) e T.tonsurans (0,3%). CONCLUSÕES - Não houve variação significativa na epidemiologia dos dermatófitos nos últimos sete anos na cidade de Porto Alegre (p>0,05). Entretanto, o estudo evidencia diferenças na microbiota de Porto Alegre, comparada à de alguns outros centros urbanos do país (p<0,001). Foi observada menor ocorrência de T. tonsurans e M. canis em relação a São Paulo; ao contrário do T. mentagrophytes, que é quase três vezes mais freqüente em Porto Alegre.

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Characteristics of superficial mycoses in Malta

Cited by 51 publications

References 43 publications

Onychomycosis in Qassim Region of Saudi Arabia: A Clinicoaetiologic Correlation

Onychomycosis in Qassim Region of Saudi Arabia: A Clinicoaetiologic Correlation

Causative Agents of Superficial Mycoses in Outpatients Attending Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty Hospital, in İstanbul, Turkey (01 April 2010 –01 June 2014)

Freqüência das dermatofitoses em exames micológicos em Hospital Geral de Porto Alegre, Brasil

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