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Incidence of Tinea capitis in São Paulo, Brazil

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To determine the incidence of tinea capitis in São Paulo, Brazil, an investigation was performed in Private and Public Pediatrics Service involving 4,500 children from 0 to 15 years old during 5 years (1996–2000). Samples were taken from 132 children with suspected fungal infection of the scalp, for direct microscopy and culture. Tinea of scalp was mycologically confirmed in 112 patients (85%). Males were more affected than females in all age groups. Children below 8 years old accounted for more than 75% of the occurrences. Only three cases of tinea capitis were diagnosed in children from 12 to 15 years of age. Tinea capitis was prevalent in 103 cases (91.96%); inflammatory kerion type lesions were diagnosed in 9 patients (8.04%). Microsporum canis (70.5%) and Trichophyton tonsurans (23.2%) were the most common agents followed by T. mentagrophytes (3.6%), M. gypseum (1.8%) and T. rubrum (0.9%).

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

    M. S. Moraes, M. M. A. Alchorne & H. F. Boatto

  2. Department of Medicine, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

    P. Godoy-Martínez

  3. Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Parasitology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

    O. Fischman

  4. Disciplina de Biologia Celular, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Rua Botucatu 862, 8° andar, Vila Clementino, CEP: 04023-062, São Paulo, Brazil

    O. Fischman

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Moraes, M.S., Godoy-Martínez, P., Alchorne, M.M.A. et al. Incidence of Tinea capitis in São Paulo, Brazil. Mycopathologia 162, 91–95 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11046-006-0031-z

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