title: Trichomycosis (trichobacteriosis): clinical and microbiological experience with 56 cases.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Trichomycosis is asymptomatic bacterial infection of the axillary hairs caused by Corynebacterium sp.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  to bring a series of cases of trichomycosis, its clinical and microbiological experience.
  
  
  METHODS
  This report consists in a linear and observational retrospective study of 15 years of cases of trichomycosis confirmed clinically and microbiologically.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Fifty six confirmed cases of trichomycosis were included in this report. The majority were men 53/56 (94.6%), mean age was 32.5 years. The most commonly affected area was the axilla (92%), trichomycosis flava was the principal variant 55/56 (98.2%) and signs and symptoms associated were hyperhidrosis (87.5%), hairs' texture change (57.1%) and odor (35.7%). Bacterial concretions were observed in all cases, and the predominant causative agent in 89.3% of all cases was Corynebacterium sp. Thirty patients were included in therapeutic portion of the study, and 28 (93.3%) of them experienced a clinical and microbiological cure.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Trichomycosis is asymptomatic, superficial infection, which primarily affects axillary hairs.
authors: Department of Mycology, Hospital General de México, O.D, Mexico City, Mexico ; Dermatology Service, Hospital General de México, O.D, Mexico City, Mexico.
authors: Alexandro
authors: A
authors: Bonifaz
authors: Denisse
authors: D
authors: Váquez-González
authors: Leonel
authors: L
authors: Fierro
authors: Javier
authors: J
authors: Araiza
authors: Rosa María
authors: RM
authors: Ponce
keywords: Corynebacterium flavescens; Corynebacterium sp.; Corynebacterium tenuis; trichobacteriosis; trichomycosis
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