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<journal-id>2072-8174</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista del Nacional (Itauguá)]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. Nac. (Itauguá)]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2072-8174</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Hospital Nacional (Itauguá)]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2072-81742019000200030</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.18004/rdn2019.0011.02.030-040</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Dermatofitos y hongos levaduriformes causantes de micosis superficiales de piel lampiña en un centro dermatológico, San Lorenzo-Paraguay.]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Dermatophytes and levaduriform fungi causing superficial mycoses of skin in a dermatological center, San Lorenzo-Paraguay.]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Meza Aquino]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mariana Yissel]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Insfran Duarte]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Lorena Stefani]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Aldama Negrete]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[María Teresa Monserrat]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Aldama Olmedo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Olga Maria]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pereira Brunelli]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[José Guillermo]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Ministerio de Salud Pública y Bienestar Social Centro de Especialidades Dermatológicas ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[San Lorenzo ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>11</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>30</fpage>
<lpage>40</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2072-81742019000200030&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2072-81742019000200030&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2072-81742019000200030&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  las micosis superficiales o dermatomicosis se encuentran entre las enfermedades infecciosas de piel más comunes. Se localizan en las capas superficiales de la piel y sus anexos (pelo y uñas), por esta razón son motivo de consulta dermatológica. De estas micosis, las dermatofitosis, las malasseziosis y las candidiasis cutáneas son las más frecuentes.  Objetivo:  describir las características epidemiológicas de las micosis superficiales de piel lampiña.  Metodología:  estudio observacional, retrospectivo y de corte transverso, donde se analizaron fichas epidemiológicas de pacientes que acudieron al Centro de Especialidades Dermatológicas en el periodo comprendido entre julio del 2017 hasta agosto del 2019, con diagnóstico presuntivo de micosis superficiales de piel lampiña.  Resultados:  se observaron 341 casos de micosis superficiales de piel lampiña. Entre los agentes causales, los dermatofitos fueron los responsables del 56 % (190/341) de los casos; Malassezia spp. 42 % (142/341) y Candida spp. 2 % 9/341. Se observaron 3 casos de micosis mixtas, donde Candida spp. y dermatofitos fueron los agentes causales.  Conclusión:  entre las micosis superficiales que afectan piel lampiña, se encuentran en primer lugar los dermatofitos seguidos por las malasseziosis. Este reporte constituye un aporte importante para el conocimiento de la epidemiología de las micosis superficiales en nuestro país.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  superficial mycoses or dermatomycosis are among the most common skin infectious diseases. These are located in the superficial layers of the skin and its annexes (hair and nails), for this reason it´s a frecuent cause of medical consult. Of these mycoses, dermatophytosis, malasseziosis and cutaneous candidiasis are the most frequent.  Objectives:  describe the epidemiological characteristics of superficial mycoses of skin.  Methodology:  observational, retrospective and cross-sectional study, where epidemiological records of patients who were attended at the Dermatological Specialties Center were analyzed in the period from july 2017 to august 2019, with presumptive diagnosis of superficial mycoses of skin.  Results:  341 cases of superficial mycosis of skin were observed. Among the causative agents, dermatophytes were responsible for 56 % (190/341) of the cases; Malassezia sp. 42 % (142/341) and Candida sp. 2 % (9/341). Three cases of mixed mycosis were observed; Candida spp. and Dermatophytes were the causative agents.  Conclusion:  among the superficial mycoses of skin, dermatophytes followed by malaseziosis are in the first places. This report constitutes an important contribution to the knowledge of the epidemiology of superficial mycoses in our country.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Micosis superficiales]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[dermatomicosis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[dermatofitos]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Superficial mycosis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[dermatomycosis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[dermatophytes]]></kwd>
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