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Onychomycosis in João Pessoa City, Brazil. 2002

Z B V Da Silva Pontes, and E De Oliveira Lima, and N M Cavalcante Oliveira, and J Pereira Dos Santos, and A Lira Ramos, and M F F Peixoto Carvalho
Paraíba Federal University, Health Sciences Center, Department of Pharmacautic Sciences, Mycology Laboratory, 58.038.910 João Pessoa, PB, Brazil. pesqccs@ccs.ufpb.br

Onychomycosis epidemiology is a combination of various factors which include, among others, clinical presentation, etiologic agents of the infection and the patient's history background. Out of a total of 672 nail samples examined, 460 (68.4%) were microscopy positive for fungi and 306 (66.5%) of these were culture positive, including Candida (82%), dermatophytes (13.4%), Trichosporon spp (3.6%) and nondermatophyte molds (1%). Onychomycosis was more frequent in females (79.7%) than in males (20.3%). These were more common in fingernails (96.1%) than in toenails (60%) and yeasts were the most isolated etiologic agents. Among the clinical presentations, paronychia (CP) (57.2%) and onycholysis (CO) (24.8%) were the most common, caused frequently by C. albicans in 52.6% and 60.5% of the cases, respectively. T. rubrum (44.4%) and Trichosporon spp (22.2%) were the most frequent species in the case of distal lateral subungual onychomycosis (DLSO). Fusarium spp was the agent responsible for 33.3% of the cases of proximal subungual onychomycosis (PSO) and for 14.3% of white superficial onychomycosis (WSO), whereas Acremonium spp was responsible for 14.3% of the cases of WSO.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007223 Infant A child between 1 and 23 months of age. Infants
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D009262 Nails The thin, horny plates that cover the dorsal surfaces of the distal phalanges of the fingers and toes of primates. Fingernails,Toenails,Fingernail,Nail,Toenail
D010304 Paronychia An inflammatory reaction involving the folds of the skin surrounding the fingernail. It is characterized by acute or chronic purulent, tender, and painful swellings of the tissues around the nail, caused by an abscess of the nail fold. The pathogenic yeast causing paronychia is most frequently Candida albicans. Saprophytic fungi may also be involved. The causative bacteria are usually Staphylococcus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, or Streptococcus. (Andrews' Diseases of the Skin, 8th ed, p271) Paronychias
D001938 Brazil A country located on the eastern coast of South America, located between Colombia and Peru, that borders the Atlantic Ocean. It is bordered on the north by Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana, on the south by Uruguay, and on the west by Argentina. The capital is Brasilia.
D002176 Candida albicans A unicellular budding fungus which is the principal pathogenic species causing CANDIDIASIS (moniliasis). Candida albicans var. stellatoidea,Candida stellatoidea,Dematium albicans,Monilia albicans,Myceloblastanon albicans,Mycotorula albicans,Parasaccharomyces albicans,Procandida albicans,Procandida stellatoidea,Saccharomyces albicans,Syringospora albicans
D002179 Candidiasis, Cutaneous Candidiasis of the skin manifested as eczema-like lesions of the interdigital spaces, perleche, or chronic paronychia. (Dorland, 27th ed) Moniliasis, Cutaneous
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children

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