Diagnosis of Tinea pedis and onychomycosis in patients from Portuguese National Institute of Health: a four-year study
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Resumo: | Tinea pedis and onychomycosis are two rather diverse clinical manifestations of superficial fungal infections, and their etiologic agents may be dermatophytes, non-dermatophyte moulds or yeasts. This study was designed to statistically describe the data obtained as results of analysis conducted during a four year period on the frequency of Tinea pedis and onychomycosis and their etiologic agents. A questionnaire was distributed from 2006 to 2010 and answered by 186 patients, who were subjected to skin and/or nail sampling. Frequencies of the isolated fungal species were cross-linked with the data obtained with the questionnaire, seeking associations and predisposing factors. One hundred and sixty three fungal isolates were obtained, 24.2% of which composed by more than one fungal species. Most studies report the two pathologies as caused primarily by dermatophytes, followed by yeasts and lastly by non-dermatophytic moulds. Our study does not challenge this trend. We found a frequency of 15.6% of infections caused by dermatophytes (with a total of 42 isolates) of which T. rubrum was the most frequent species (41.4%). There was no significant association (p >0.05) among visible injury and the independent variables tested, namely age, gender, owning pet, education, swimming pools attendance, sports activity and clinical information. Unlike other studies, the variables considered did not show the expected influence on dermatomycosis of the lower limbs. It is hence necessary to conduct further studies to specifically identify which variables do in fact influence such infections |
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Diagnosis of Tinea pedis and onychomycosis in patients from Portuguese National Institute of Health: a four-year studyTinea PedisOnychomycosisFrequencyEtiologic AgentsVariablesTinea pedis and onychomycosis are two rather diverse clinical manifestations of superficial fungal infections, and their etiologic agents may be dermatophytes, non-dermatophyte moulds or yeasts. This study was designed to statistically describe the data obtained as results of analysis conducted during a four year period on the frequency of Tinea pedis and onychomycosis and their etiologic agents. A questionnaire was distributed from 2006 to 2010 and answered by 186 patients, who were subjected to skin and/or nail sampling. Frequencies of the isolated fungal species were cross-linked with the data obtained with the questionnaire, seeking associations and predisposing factors. One hundred and sixty three fungal isolates were obtained, 24.2% of which composed by more than one fungal species. Most studies report the two pathologies as caused primarily by dermatophytes, followed by yeasts and lastly by non-dermatophytic moulds. Our study does not challenge this trend. We found a frequency of 15.6% of infections caused by dermatophytes (with a total of 42 isolates) of which T. rubrum was the most frequent species (41.4%). There was no significant association (p >0.05) among visible injury and the independent variables tested, namely age, gender, owning pet, education, swimming pools attendance, sports activity and clinical information. Unlike other studies, the variables considered did not show the expected influence on dermatomycosis of the lower limbs. It is hence necessary to conduct further studies to specifically identify which variables do in fact influence such infectionsInstituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa (ESTeSL)Repositório Científico do Instituto Nacional de SaúdeViegas, CarlaSabino, RaquelParada, HelenaBrandão, JoãoCarolino, ElisabeteRosado, LauraVeríssimo, Cristina2014-03-18T16:56:44Z2013-112013-11-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/2186engSaúde & Tecnologia. 2013 nov; 10: 36-411646‑9704info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-07-20T15:38:55Zoai:repositorio.insa.pt:10400.18/2186Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T18:36:53.966929Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Diagnosis of Tinea pedis and onychomycosis in patients from Portuguese National Institute of Health: a four-year study |
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Diagnosis of Tinea pedis and onychomycosis in patients from Portuguese National Institute of Health: a four-year study |
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Diagnosis of Tinea pedis and onychomycosis in patients from Portuguese National Institute of Health: a four-year study Viegas, Carla Tinea Pedis Onychomycosis Frequency Etiologic Agents Variables |
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Diagnosis of Tinea pedis and onychomycosis in patients from Portuguese National Institute of Health: a four-year study |
title_full |
Diagnosis of Tinea pedis and onychomycosis in patients from Portuguese National Institute of Health: a four-year study |
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Diagnosis of Tinea pedis and onychomycosis in patients from Portuguese National Institute of Health: a four-year study |
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Diagnosis of Tinea pedis and onychomycosis in patients from Portuguese National Institute of Health: a four-year study |
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Diagnosis of Tinea pedis and onychomycosis in patients from Portuguese National Institute of Health: a four-year study |
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Viegas, Carla |
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Viegas, Carla Sabino, Raquel Parada, Helena Brandão, João Carolino, Elisabete Rosado, Laura Veríssimo, Cristina |
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Sabino, Raquel Parada, Helena Brandão, João Carolino, Elisabete Rosado, Laura Veríssimo, Cristina |
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Repositório Científico do Instituto Nacional de Saúde |
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Viegas, Carla Sabino, Raquel Parada, Helena Brandão, João Carolino, Elisabete Rosado, Laura Veríssimo, Cristina |
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Tinea Pedis Onychomycosis Frequency Etiologic Agents Variables |
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Tinea Pedis Onychomycosis Frequency Etiologic Agents Variables |
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Tinea pedis and onychomycosis are two rather diverse clinical manifestations of superficial fungal infections, and their etiologic agents may be dermatophytes, non-dermatophyte moulds or yeasts. This study was designed to statistically describe the data obtained as results of analysis conducted during a four year period on the frequency of Tinea pedis and onychomycosis and their etiologic agents. A questionnaire was distributed from 2006 to 2010 and answered by 186 patients, who were subjected to skin and/or nail sampling. Frequencies of the isolated fungal species were cross-linked with the data obtained with the questionnaire, seeking associations and predisposing factors. One hundred and sixty three fungal isolates were obtained, 24.2% of which composed by more than one fungal species. Most studies report the two pathologies as caused primarily by dermatophytes, followed by yeasts and lastly by non-dermatophytic moulds. Our study does not challenge this trend. We found a frequency of 15.6% of infections caused by dermatophytes (with a total of 42 isolates) of which T. rubrum was the most frequent species (41.4%). There was no significant association (p >0.05) among visible injury and the independent variables tested, namely age, gender, owning pet, education, swimming pools attendance, sports activity and clinical information. Unlike other studies, the variables considered did not show the expected influence on dermatomycosis of the lower limbs. It is hence necessary to conduct further studies to specifically identify which variables do in fact influence such infections |
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Saúde & Tecnologia. 2013 nov; 10: 36-41 1646‑9704 |
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