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Endemic Trichophytosis in Brazilian Pemphigus Patients
Author(s) -
Castro Raymundo Martins,
Proença Nelson,
Cardoso Alberto Eduardo Cox,
Sampaio Sebastião A. Prado
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
mycoses
Language(s) - Spanish
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.13
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1439-0507
pISSN - 0933-7407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0507.1970.tb01261.x
Subject(s) - medicine , trichophyton rubrum , dermatology , antifungal
Summary Occurrence of an endemic trichophytosis inpatients of the Pemphigus Foliaceus Hospital in São Paulo, Brazil, is presented. Clinical examination of all inpatients followed by mycological examination of those presenting lesions suggestive of dermatophytosis showed that 26,9% (30 patients) were infected by Trichophyton rubrum. The results are discussed and in analogy with the literature, it was found that in the Trichophyton endemy there is the concourse of, at least, two factors, a basic disease and a prolonged steroid therapy. The authors believe that their observations are an example of opportunism by dermatophytes. Resumen La comunicación versa sobre la ocurrencia de dermatofitosis endémica en los pacientes de pénfigo foliáceo brasileiro internados en el hospital especializado. El examen clínico de todos los pacientes internados y el examen micológico de los casos sospechosos de dermatofitosis reveló que el 26,9% de la población doliente del hospital estaba infectada por el T. rubrum. Analizando los resultados y comparando con los de la literatura acreditan que esta endemia tricofítica, es un ejemplo de oportunismo de los dermatofitos. En ella deben actuar conjuntamente dos factores: una dolencia base, en este caso el pénfigo foliáceo y la corticoterapia prolongada.