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Dermatología Cosmética, Médica y Quirúrgica 2007; 5 (1)

Tinea capitis: 122 clinical case reports

Martínez-Suárez H, Guevara-Cabrera N, Mena C, Valencia A, Araiza J, Bonifaz A

Language: Spanish
References: 20
Page: 9-14
PDF size: 311.16 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Aretrospective and observational study of tinea capitis was carried out in a 10 year period. Each case was classified by clinical characteristics and confirmed by Wood’s light and mycological studies, such as KOH and cultures.
A total of 122 confirmed cases of tinea capitis were analyzed. Out of them, 71 (58%) were boys and 51 (41%) were girls with an average age of 6.1 years. The mean period of evolution of this disorder was 5.5 months. The main clinical forms were dry tinea or black-dot tinea, 107 cases (87.7%), while inflammatory tinea –or Kerion Celsi– was present in 12 cases (9.8%). Direct examination was positive in 119/122 cases (97.5%). The main forms of hair parasitation were: ectothrix (36%), endothrix (33%), and ecto-endothrix (14.7%). Cultures were positive in 118/122 cases (96.7%). The most frequent etiologic agents found were:Microsporum Canis (61.5%), and Trichophyton Tonsurans (29.5%). Furthermore, Wood’s light fluorescence was positive in 68 patients (55.7%).


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