| dermatophytoses in mexico city. | we analysed 2350 biological samples from patients with a clinical diagnosis of superficial mycoses who attended outpatient services over a 7-year period. samples of scales were processed by direct microscopic examination with 15% koh and cultured on sabouraud glucose agar with chloramphenicol and cycloheximide. laboratory examination confirmed dermatophytosis in 860 (36.6%) cases, of which 80.9% were caused by trichophyton rubrum. the most frequently observed dermatophytoses were tinea unguium ( ... | 1994 | 7935593 |
| [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 fe ... | 2007 | 17604430 |
| onychomycosis incidence in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients. | the onychomycosis incidence was determined in 250 type 2 diabetes mellitus (t2dm) patients who were registered at the internal medicine service from a mexico city general hospital throughout a year (january-december 2006). out of the total of studied t2dm patients, 93 (37.2%) showed ungual dystrophy and from these, in 75.3% a fungal etiology was corroborated. out of 70 patients, 34 were men and 36 women, with an average of 63.5 years. correlation between t2dm evolution time and onychomycosis was ... | 2008 | 18373212 |