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| Martínez,Erick; Ameen,Mahreen; Tejada,Diana; Arenas,Roberto. |
| BACKGROUND:Dermatophytes are the main causative agent of all onychomycosis, but genus Microsporum is infrequent and the risk of acquiring the infection is often associated with exposure to risk factors.OBJECTIVES:To describe clinical characteristics of onychomycosis due to Microsporum onychomycosis in an urban population.METHODS:This was a retrospective analysis of the epidemiological and clinical features of 18Microsporum onychomycosis cases of a total of 4220 of onychomycosis cases diagnosed between May 2008 and September 2011 at the tertiary referral center for mycology in Guatemala.RESULTS:Eighteen cases of Microsporum onychomycosis (M. canis, n=10; M. gypseum, n=7; M. nanum, n=1) were identified (prevalence=0.43%). Infection was limited to nails only... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Onychomycosis; Dermatophytes; Microsporum. |
| Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702014000200181 |
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