[Clinical and epidemiological survey of dermatophytoses in Jaen (Spain)]
Prevalence of dermatophytosis, with respect to age and sex and dermatophyte species, in Jaen was investigated during a period of three years (1996-1999). The prevalence of dermatophytosis over three years was 4.48 cases / 1000 inhabitants. The isolated species were: Microsporum canis (48.6%), Trichophyton mentagrophytes (27.1%), Epidermophyton floccosum (10%), Trichophyton rubrum (8.6%), Trichophyton violaceum (4.3%), and Microsporum gypseum (1.4%). The most frequently observed dermatophytoses were tinea corporis (62.8%), followed by tinea capitis (12.8%); other clinical forms encountered were, in decreasing order of frequency, tinea cruris, tinea pedis and tinea unguium, tinea faciei and tinea barbae. Men were more affected than women.
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Anastasia
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Centro de Salud El Valle, Jaén, España.
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Antonio
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Sampedro
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Delgado
Vicente
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Estudio clínico y epidemiológico de las dermatofitosis en una Zona Básica de Salud de Jaén (España).