| incidence of tinea capitis in são paulo, brazil. | to determine the incidence of tinea capitis in são paulo, brazil, an investigation was performed in private and public pediatrics service involving 4,500 children from 0 to 15 years old during 5 years (1996-2000). samples were taken from 132 children with suspected fungal infection of the scalp, for direct microscopy and culture. tinea of scalp was mycologically confirmed in 112 patients (85%). males were more affected than females in all age groups. children below 8 years old accounted for more ... | 2006 | 16897586 |
| dermatophyte agents in the city of são paulo, from 1992 to 2002. | dermatophytosis are superficial mycoses caused by fungi that can invade stratum corneum and keratinized tissues. in order to study the frequency of dermatophytes species and the clinical manifestations caused by these fungi, in são paulo, sp, brazil, the authors analyzed cultures isolated at the mycology laboratory from a selected population (15,300 out-patients of the hospital das clínicas, department of dermatology, faculty of medicine of university of são paulo) from january 1992 to june 2002 ... | 2003 | 14743665 |