[Dermatophytosis due to Trichophyton rubrum. Ten-year period (1996-2006) data collection in a Dermatology Department in Mexico City].
Dermatophytosis is the most common mycosis in the world up to 80% caused by Trichophyton rubrum. The aim of the present study was to describe the clinical characteristics of the dermatophytosis caused by T. rubrum in a dermatological outpatient clinic during a ten years period, from 1996 to 2005. We collected the data from patients with a dermatophytosis from which we have isolated T. rubrum. A total of 776 patients with dermatophytosis caused by T. rubrum were found. A slight predominance of female patients (56.2%) was observed. The most commonly affected age group was those in the third to the fifth decade of life, and house working women (33.5%) were predominant. Onychomycosis was found in 63% of the cases, tinea pedis in 22.7%, tinea corporis in 5.2% and tinea cruris in 2.8%. In onychomycosis, the first toe nail was the most commonly affected (58.9%) and the dystrophic type was seen in 50.7% of them.
Hernández-Salazar
Amparo
A
Sección de Micología, Hospital General Dr. Manuel Gea González, Calzada de Tlalpan 4800, 14000 México D.F., México.
Carbajal-Pruneda
Patricia
P
Fernández Martínez
Ramón
R
Arenas
Roberto
R
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003880:Dermatology; D005260:Female; D006748:Hospital Departments / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006769:Hospitals, General / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009790:Occupations; D014009:Onychomycosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013045:Species Specificity; D014005:Tinea / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014008:Tinea Pedis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D014034:Toes / Q000382:microbiology; D014249:Trichophyton / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014505:Urban Population