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Epidemiology of Superficial Fungal Infections in Portugal: 3-Year Review (2014-...
Rato, Margarida; Costin, Adelina; Furtado, Constança; Sousa, Cristina; Toscano, Cristina; Veríssimo, Cristina; Trindade, FelicidadeIntroduction: 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...
Epidemiologia das Infeções Fúngicas Superficiais em Portugal: revisão de 3 anos...
Rato, Margarida; Costin, Adelina; Furtado, Constança; Sousa, Cristina; Toscano, Cristina; Veríssimo, Cristina; Trindade, FelicidadeIntrodução: 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...
ONYCHOMYCOSIS IN PSORIATIC PATIENTS – AN UNDERESTIMATE FINDING?
Brasileiro, Ana; Galhardas, Célia; Fidalgo, Ana; Apetato, MargaridaIntroduction: Ungueal changes in psoriatic patients might occur or worsen due to mycotic infections, which are more likely to happen in the setting of immunosuppressive therapies and nail plate changes. There is still controversy about the prevalence of onychomycosis in psoriatic patients in the literature. The aim of this observational prospective study is to access the prevalence of ungueal mycotic infection ...
TINEA CAPITIS – RETROSPECTIVE STUDY OF FIVE YEARS (2008- 2012) AT HOSPITAL SANT...
Campos, Sara; Lestre, Sara; Galhardas, Célia; Apetato, MargaridaIntroduction: Tinea capitis is the most common fungal infection in children. Recent studies have shown important epidemiological differences in Portugal, particularly with respect to the dermatophytes responsible for tinea capitis.Methods: Our study aimed to characterize the epidemiology of tinea capitis diagnosed at the Dermatology department of Hospital dos Capuchos between 2008 and 2012, through a retrospect...