Tiña pedis en estudiantes de la Universidad del Valle, Cali. Colombia

Álvarez, María Inés Fernández; Polanía, Luz Angela González de

doi:10.7705/biomedica.v18i4.997

biomedica

1998

DOI: 10.7705/biomedica.v18i4.997

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Tiña pedis en estudiantes de la Universidad del Valle, Cali. Colombia

María Inés Fernández Álvarez¹,

Luz Angela González de Polanía²

Abstract: Tiña pedis en estudiantes de la Universidad del Valle, Cali. ColombiaMaría Inés Alvarez', Luz Angela González de Polania2Resumen Se analizaron 333 estudiantes de la Universidad del Valle en Cali, Colombia, con el fin de determinar la frecuencia de afección micótica en el cuarto espacio interdigital del pie, la cual se estableció por examen directo, culrivc o ambos.La prevalencia global de infección micótica fue de 15,6%, en tanto que para tiña pedis fue de 10,5%. El mayor número de casos se halló en estudiante… Show more

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Species distribution of the main aetiologic agents causing skin dermatophytosis in Colombian patients: A 23‐year experience at a Mycological Reference Center

Carrascal‐Correa

Zuluaga

González

2020

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| INTRODUC TI ONDermatophyte infections are a type of infection produced by different groups of pathogenic fungi for humans and some animals. These fungi can invade keratinised structures such as the stratum corneum, hair and nails. 1,2 Dermatophytosis is among the most frequently diagnosed skin infections worldwide. 3,4 It is produced by dermatophytes that can digest and use keratin as a substrate, comprising seven genera with four being recognised as affecting human beings, namely, Trichophyton, Microsporum, Nannizzia or Epidermophyton. 5 These can be classified, according to their habitat, as anthropophilic, geophilic and zoophilic. In studies conducted in Latin America, the five most frequent dermatophytes in the general population were Trichophyton rubrum (70%), Microsporum canis (13%), Trichophyton mentagrophytes Summary Background: Dermatophytosis is one of the most frequent superficial mycoses in the world. Main aim: To describe the cases of skin dermatophytosis and its main aetiologic agents in patients referred to a Mycological Reference Laboratory in Medellín, Colombia. Methods: A retrospective study was carried out with records of patients referred between 1994 and 2016 to the Corporación para Investigaciones Biológicas (CIB), Medellín-Colombia, because of clinical suspicion of skin dermatophytosis. Results: Of a total of 5628 clinical records of patients with suspicion of skin dermatophytosis analysed, 2780 (49.4%) had a proven or probable dermatophytosis diagnosis, 2774 cultures were performed, and aetiologic agents were isolated in 2576 samples (92.9%). The most frequently isolated aetiologic agents were Trichophyton rubrum (44.3%), followed by Trichophyton mentagrophytes complex (33.3%), Epidermophyton floccosum (12.4%), Nannizzia gypseum complex (5.7%, formerly Microsporum gypseum),Microsporum canis (3.5%) and Trichophyton tonsurans (0.8%). The most frequent clinical forms were tinea pedis (72.7%) and tinea corporis (12.7%). In addition, a group of patients (0.9%) developed mixed infections by two dermatophyte agents and another (4.1%) developed infections in more than one anatomical site. Conclusions:The results of the present study are coherent with previous reports where T rubrum and T mentagrophytes complex were the main causative agents of dermatophytosis. However, the increased incidence of N gypsea complex over M canis is worth highlighting. K E Y W O R D Sdermatophytosis, Epidermophyton, Microsporum, Nannizzia, tinea, Trichophyton | 495 CARRASCAL-CORREA Et AL.

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Species distribution of the main aetiologic agents causing skin dermatophytosis in Colombian patients: A 23‐year experience at a Mycological Reference Center

Carrascal‐Correa

Zuluaga

González

2020

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Dermatofitos en perros de Cali, Colombia

Álvarez

Caicedo

2001

biomedica

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En Cali se realizó un estudio en perros con el fin de determinar la frecuencia de dermatofitos. La toma de muestra se hizo en hocico, cabeza, dorso, vientre y zonas laterales por la técnica del tapete y para cada sitio y perro muestreado se utilizó una alfombra diferente. Las muestras se sembraron en agar selectivo para hongos patógenos. Se examinaron 251 perros, 86 callejeros y 165 caseros, entre los cuales se encontraron 34 (133%) positivos para dermatofitos; de éstos, 23 correspondieron a perros caseros y 11 a callejeros. No se establecieron diferencias significativas entre estas dos categorías. Tampoco se encontró asociación con la edad, el sexo, la raza o la longitud del pelo, pero si hubo relación entre la presencia de lesiones en la piel y el aislamiento de hongos (P<0,05). El dermatofito más aislado fue el Microsporum gypseum (55,9%), seguido por Microsporum canis y Trichophyton mentagrophytes var. mentagrophytes, cada uro con el 14,7%, y Trchophyton rubrum con 2,9% de los aislamientos. Estos dos últimos hongos sólo se hallaron en los perros caseros.Palabras clave: dermatofitos, dermatofitosis, tiña, perros, Cali, Colombia. Dermatophytes in dogs from Cali. ColombiaThe presence of dermatophytes was studied in stray and house dogs in Cali, Colombia, using a sterile square of wool carpet rubbed on the hair. A total of 251 animals were studied, 86 stray and 165 pet dogs. Dermophytes were found in 34 (13.5%) animals, 11 being stray and 23 house dogs. No correlation was found between these two groups, neither between age, sex, race or length of hair, and dermatophytes.The presence of lesions was the only factor that showed a significant statistical relationship with isolation of fungi (P<0.05).The dermatophyte most frequently isolated was Microsporum gypseum (55.9%), followed by Microsporum canis and Trichophyton mentagrophytesvar mentagrophytes each one with 14.7%, and Trichophyton rubrum with 2.9%. The last two species were found only on pet dogs.

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Tiña pedis en estudiantes de la Universidad del Valle, Cali. Colombia

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Species distribution of the main aetiologic agents causing skin dermatophytosis in Colombian patients: A 23‐year experience at a Mycological Reference Center

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