A ten-year survey of Tinea pedis in the central region of the Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Tinea pedis in the most common type of dermatophytosis, but can mimic many cutaneous diseases and tend to be chronic. We present a study of the frequency, epidemiology and clinical aspects of tinea pedis in the central region of Rio Grande do Sul during the period 1988-1997.
Laboratório de Pesquisas Micológicas-LAPEMI, Hospital Universitário de Santa Maria, RS, Brasil. jolopes@base.ufsm.br
J O
JO
Lopes
S H
SH
Alves
C R
CR
Mari
L T
LT
Oliveira
L M
LM
Brum
J B
JB
Westphalen
F W
FW
Furian
M J
MJ
Altermann
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014008:Tinea Pedis / Q000453:epidemiology*