A TEN-YEAR SURVEY OF Tinea pedis IN THE CENTRAL REGION OF THE RIO GRANDE DO SUL, BRAZIL Um estudo de dez anos sobre a tinha do pé na região central do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

Tinea pedis is the most common type of dermatophytosis, but can mimic many cutaneous diseases and tend to be chronic. We present a study of the frequency, epidemiology and clinical aspects of tinea pedis in the central region of Rio Grande do Sul during the period 1988-1997. A tinha dos pés é a form...

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Published in:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Main Authors: Jorge O. LOPES, Sydney H. ALVES, Cristine R. D. MARI, Loiva T. O. OLIVEIRA, Liliani M. BRUM, Jorge B. WESTPHALEN, Fábio W. FURIAN, Márcia J. ALTERMANN
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 1999
Subjects:
Tinea pedis
Frequency
Epidemiology
Clinical aspects
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46651999000200003
https://doaj.org/article/1a550d115eb04d2ea8d1584b053d9c38
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Summary:Tinea pedis is the most common type of dermatophytosis, but can mimic many cutaneous diseases and tend to be chronic. We present a study of the frequency, epidemiology and clinical aspects of tinea pedis in the central region of Rio Grande do Sul during the period 1988-1997. A tinha dos pés é a forma mais comum das dermatofitoses, mas pode simular outras doenças da pele e tende a se tornar crônica. Apresentamos um estudo da freqüência, epidemiologia e aspectos clínicos da tinha dos pés na região central do Rio Grande do Sul durante o período 1988-1997.

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