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Introduction: Superficial fungal infections are the most frequent infectious dermatoses and their incidence continues to increase. Dermatophytes are the principal agents presenting, however, a variable geographic distribution.Material and Methods: This study aimed to characterize the epidemiology of superficial fungal infections diagnosed in Dermatology departments/ units of the Portuguese National Health Syste...
Introdução: As infeções fúngicas superficiais são as dermatoses infeciosas mais frequentes e a sua incidência continua a aumentar. Os dermatófitos são os principais agentes causais apresentando, contudo, uma distribuição geográfica variável. Material e Métodos: O presente estudo teve como objetivo a caracterização epidemiológica das infeções fúngicas superficiais diagnosticadas nos Serviços/Unidades de Dermatol...
Tinea capitis is a dermatophyte infection of the scalp. The most frequent pathogens in the Hospital de Braga are Microsporum canis and Trichophyton mentagrophytes var. granulare. It is a common infection in children but rare in adults. A case of an adult woman with discoid lupus and a Trichophyton violaceum infection of scalp is reported.; A tinha do couro cabeludo é uma infecção causada por dermatófitos. Os fu...
Introduction: In recent years, the clinical experience with the use of intravenous immunoglobulin (IvIg) in Dermatology has increased. Despite limited information in literature, off-label use of IvIg has shown efficacy in the treatment of several refractary dermatosis to conventional treatments.Material and methods: We conducted a retrospective study of patients with dermatological pathology treated with IvIg b...