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Trichomycosis (trichobacteriosis): clinical and microbiological experience with 56 cases
Alexandro Bonifaz1, Denisse Váquez-González, Leonel Fierro
1Department of Mycology, Hospital General de México, O.D, Mexico City, Mexico ; Dermatology Service, Hospital General de México, O.D, Mexico City, Mexico.
Background:
Trichomycosis is asymptomatic bacterial infection of the axillary hairs caused by Corynebacterium sp.
Objective:
to bring a series of cases of trichomycosis, its clinical and microbiological experience.
Materials And Methods:
This report consists in a linear and observational retrospective study of 15 years of cases of trichomycosis confirmed clinically and microbiologically.
Results:
Fifty six confirmed cases of trichomycosis were included in this report. The majority were men 53/56 (94.6%), mean age was 32.5 years. The most commonly affected area was the axilla (92%), trichomycosis flava was the principal variant 55/56 (98.2%) and signs and symptoms associated were hyperhidrosis (87.5%), hairs' texture change (57.1%) and odor (35.7%). Bacterial concretions were observed in all cases, and the predominant causative agent in 89.3% of all cases was Corynebacterium sp. Thirty patients were included in therapeutic portion of the study, and 28 (93.3%) of them experienced a clinical and microbiological cure.
Conclusion:
Trichomycosis is asymptomatic, superficial infection, which primarily affects axillary hairs.
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