Frequency of superficial mycoses in residents of the tropical jungle (chocó, Colombia) Frecuencia de las micosis superficiales en comunidades de la cuenca del río Baudó (Chocó)

• Main Author: Juan Carlos Wolff
• Format: Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Universidad de Antioquia 1991-01-01
• Series: Iatreia
• Subjects: Micosis superficiales; epidemiología en el trópico
• Online Access: http://www.iatreia.udea.edu.co/index.php/iatreia/article/view/668
• ISSN: 0121-0793; 2011-7965

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial">A group of 742 persons living along the Baudó river (Chocó, Colombia) was studied for superficial mycoses by means of clinical screening and direct examination for fungl; In 165 (22.2%) clinically suggestive lesions were found; 120 of them were studied by means of direct mycological examination 76 were found to be positive. The most frequent diagnoses were pytiriasis versicolor, tinneas and candidiasis. The frequency of mycoses was lower than expected for inhabitants of very humid tropical zones; further studies would require the inclusion of fungal cultures.</span><span></span></p> <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial">En una muestra de 742 personas, representativa de la población de la Cuenca del Río Baudó (Chocó), se halló que 165 (22.2%) tenían lesiones clínicamente sugestivas de micosis superficiales; 120 de ellas fueron estudiadas por examen directo para hongos y 76 resultaron positivas (63.3%). Las entidades más frecuentes fueron pitiriasis versicolor, tiñas y candidiasis. Se concluye que, a la luz de estos resultados, el problema no es de la magnitud esperada para residentes de esta zona muy húmeda tropical pero se recomiendan estudios más a fondo, con cultivos, para definir su verdadera importancia.</span>