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Med Cutan Iber Lat Am 2008; 36 (1)
Sporotrichosis in childhood. A study of 133 cases in the Instituto Dermatológico of Jalisco “Dr. Barba Rubio”
García VA, Mayorga J, Soto OA, Barba GJF
Language: Spanish
References: 16
Page: 18-22
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ABSTRACT
Introduction: Sporotrichosis is a fungal infection caused by
Sporothrix schenckii.In cutaneous sporotrichosis traumatic inoculation is common. Jalisco is the state in Mexico with a highest endemic and this is the most frequent subcutaneous mycosis in the Instituto Dermatológico de Jalisco
“Dr. José Barba Rubio”. The purpose of this study is to describe the frequency and clinical characteristics of sporotrichosis in childhood at the Institute from 1983 to the year 2006.
Material and methods: This is a retrospective, observational and transversal clinical study. We included patients under 15 years of age with diagnosis of sporotrichosis confirmed by a positive culture of
Sporothrix schenckii. We registered age, sex, topography, clinical form and residency.
Results: In the period of 23.11 years we found 133 cases of sporotrichosis in children (5.7 children with sporotrichosis per year). Lymphangitic form was observed in 72 cases (54.1%), the most affected localization was upper extremities with 57 cases (42.8%). The most frequent age group was from 13 to 15 years of age with 43 patients (32.4%).
Conclusions: Sporotrichosis in children under 15 years of age in our Institute of dermatology is the most frequent subcutaneous mycosis and represent the largest report of pediatric cases in Mexico.
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