Lacy NRM, Guevara SE, de la Barreda BFl, Arce RM, Leyva SJ, Arenas R

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ABSTRACT

Background and objective: Bacterial, viral and mycotic infections are highly frequent in immunocompromised patients. Superficial mycosis can increase morbidity and mortality in oncologic patients, particularly in the immunosupressed. The objective of this work is to know the frequency and etiologic agents of superficial mycotic infections in a population of immunosupressed and not immunosupressed hospitalized oncologic patients.
Material and methods: Superficial mycotic infections in ninety eight oncologic hospitalized patients in the “Instituto Nacional de Cancerología” were studied.
Results: At least one type of superficial mycosis was present in 31.6% of 98 patients. Onychomycosis (58%), athlete´s foot (38.7%), candidiasis and tinea cruris (9.6%) were the most frequent types found. Frequency was higher in immunosupressed hosts (41.1%) than in the not immunosupressed (29.6%). The most common causal agents were T. rubrum (36.3%) and Candida sp (11.2%).
Conclusions: Superficial mycosis are frequent in hospitalized oncologic patients, predominantly in immunosupressed hosts in which they tend to be more severe. Onychomycosis was the most common infection and, as usual, we also corroborate the higher incicdence of T. rubrum. No systemic infections due to superficial mycosis were found.

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