Tinea capitis in adults in southern Spain. A 17-year epidemiological study

Revista iberoamericana de micología
Miguel Lova-NavarroVicente Crespo-Erchiga

Abstract

Tinea capitis is an infection of the hair due to keratinophilic fungi, known as dermatophytes. Although the disease is common in children, several studies have also shown that it is far from unusual in adults, especially in post-menopausal women and immunocompromised persons. To determine the incidence of tinea capitis in adults in our area, as well as the predisposing factors (gender, immunity), and causative species. A retrospective study was conducted over a period of 17 years, from 1995 to 2011, collecting data on cases of tinea capitis diagnosed in our dermatology department. Information collected for all patients included age, gender, location of the lesions, results of direct examination and culture, immune status, cause of immunosuppression, and the prescribed treatment. Thirty-three cases (11.4%) out of 289 cases of tinea capitis occurred in adults. Most of these adults (72%) were immunocompetent, and the rest were immunocompromised for different reasons. Three of the patients were men and 30 women, with 70% of the latter being post-menopausal. Trichophyton species were isolated in 76% of these adult patients, with Trichophyton violaceum being the most common. Treatment with oral terbinafine was successful in all these...Continue Reading

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Sep 26, 2020·Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV·C Rodríguez-CerdeiraD M Saunte
Apr 27, 2021·Actas dermo-sifiliográficas·N Martínez CampayoE Fonseca Capdevila
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