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Onychomycosis due to opportunistic molds
| العنوان: | Onychomycosis due to opportunistic molds |
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| المؤلفون: | Erick Obed Martínez-Herrera, Stefanie Arroyo-Camarena, Diana Luz Tejada-García, Carlos Francisco Porras-López, Roberto Arenas |
| المصدر: | Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, Vol 90, Iss 3, Pp 334-337 (2015) |
| بيانات النشر: | Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2015. |
| سنة النشر: | 2015 |
| المجموعة: | LCC:Dermatology |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Fungi, Onychomycosis, Opportunistic infections, Dermatology, RL1-803 |
| الوصف: | Abstract BACKGROUND: Onychomycosis are caused by dermatophytes and Candida, but rarely by non- dermatophyte molds. These opportunistic agents are filamentous fungi found as soil and plant pathogens. OBJECTIVES: To determine the frequency of opportunistic molds in onychomycosis. METHODS: A retrospective analysis of 4,220 cases with onychomycosis, diagnosed in a 39-month period at the Institute of Dermatology and Skin surgery "Prof. Dr. Fernando A. Cordero C." in Guatemala City, and confirmed with a positive KOH test and culture. RESULTS: 32 cases (0.76%) of onychomycosis caused by opportunistic molds were confirmed. The most affected age group ranged from 41 to 65 years (15 patients, 46.9%) and females were more commonly affected (21 cases, 65.6%) than males. Lateral and distal subungual onychomycosis (OSD-L) was detected in 20 cases (62.5%). The microscopic examination with KOH showed filaments in 19 cases (59.4%), dermatophytoma in 9 cases (28.1%), spores in 2 cases (6.25%), and filaments and spores in 2 cases (6.25%). Etiologic agents: Aspergillus sp., 11 cases (34.4%); Scopulariopsis brevicaulis, 8 cases (25.0%); Cladosporium sp., 3 cases (9.4%); Acremonium sp., 2 cases (6.25%); Paecilomyces sp., 2 cases (6.25%); Tritirachium oryzae, 2 cases (6.25%); Fusarium sp., Phialophora sp., Rhizopus sp. and Alternaria alternate, 1 case (3.1%) each. CONCLUSIONS: We found onychomycosis by opportunistic molds in 0.76% of the cases and DLSO was present in 62.5%. The most frequent isolated etiological agents were: Aspergillus sp. and Scopulariopsis brevicaulis. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article |
| وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
| اللغة: | English Portuguese |
| تدمد: | 0365-0596 1806-4841 |
| Relation: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962015000300334&tlng=en; http://www.scielo.br/pdf/abd/v90n3/0365-0596-abd-90-03-0334.pdf; https://doaj.org/toc/0365-0596 |
| DOI: | 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20153521 |
| URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/fd9822f020574bc2b5bd26051dcb1c31 |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsdoj.fd9822f020574bc2b5bd26051dcb1c31 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 03650596 18064841 |
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| DOI: | 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20153521 |