%0 Journal Article
%T Epidemiological profile of tinea capitis in S£żo Paulo
City
%A Barbara Arruda Fraletti Miguel
%A Clarisse Zaitz
%A John Verrinder Veasey
%A Juliane Agarinakamura Serrano
%A Laura Hitomi Muramatu
%A Silvia Assump£ż£żo Soutto Mayor
%J Archive of "Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia".
%D 2017
%R 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20175463
%X Tinea capitis is the most common fungal infection in children. The identification of the etiologic agent helps clinicians make their therapeutic choice. Studies conducted in different countries show a changing pattern of the main etiological agents according to their regions. We performed a retrospective study in the tertiary public service in S£żo Paulo, analyzing the isolated etiological agents in patients with tinea capitis from March 2013 to May 2015. Microsporum canis was the main agent (56.6%), followed by Trichophyton tonsurans (36.6%). Despite recent migratory movements in the city, we observed no change in the causative agent of tinea capitis
%K Epidemiology
%K Microsporum
%K Mycoses
%K Tinea capitis
%K Trichophyton
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5429129/