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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2312-3893</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Virtual de la Sociedad Paraguaya de Medicina Interna]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. virtual Soc. Parag. Med. Int.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2312-3893</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedad Paraguaya de Medicina Interna]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S2312-38932017000200027</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.18004/rvspmi/2312-3893/2017.04(02)27-033</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Cromomicosis: casuística del Servicio de Dermatología del Hospital Nacional, periodo 1991- 2015]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Chromomycosis: casuistics of the Dermatology Service of the National Hospital, period 1991- 2015]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Wattiez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Víctor]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[García]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jesús]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Aquino]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Nidia]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Insaurralde]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Sonia]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Mendoza]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Gloria]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Celias]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Luis]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rivelli]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Victoria]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Gorostiaga]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Graciela]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Aldama]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Arnaldo]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Nacional Servicio de Dermatología. ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Itauguá ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Nacional Servicio de Microbiología ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Itauguá ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Ministerio de Salud Pública y Bienestar Social Departamento de Anatomía Patológica ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Asunción ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>4</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>27</fpage>
<lpage>33</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2312-38932017000200027&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2312-38932017000200027&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2312-38932017000200027&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  la cromomicosis es una micosis profunda provocada por la inoculación traumática percutánea, de hongos dematiáceos que habitan el suelo y restos vegetales. Es una micosis de difícil manejo, con importante morbilidad, que afecta una población generalmente de precarias condiciones socioeconómicas, en una etapa productiva de la vida.  Objetivos:  determinar la frecuencia y características clínicas de la cromomicosis en el Servicio de Dermatología del Hospital Nacional (Itauguá, Paraguay) en el periodo de 24 años (1991- 2015).  Metodología:  estudio observacional descriptivo de 25 casos de cromomicosis con confirmación micológica y/o anatomopatológica.  Resultados:  la micosis fue más frecuente en varones adultos, procedentes de áreas rurales, dedicados a labores agrícolas. Predominaron las lesiones ubicadas en miembros inferiores. El agente causal más frecuente fue el Fonsecae sp. El itraconazol fue el tratamiento más utilizado.  Conclusiones:  la cromomicosis afectó de preferencia a varones adultos del área rural, aislándose con mayor frecuencia Fonsecae sp.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  Chromomycosis is a deep mycosis caused by the percutaneous traumatic inoculation of dematiaceous fungi that inhabit soil and vegetal debris. It is a mycosis of difficult management, with important morbidity, that affects a population generally of precarious socio-economic conditions in a productive stage of life.  Objectives:  To determine the frequency and clinical characteristics of chromomycosis in the Dermatology Service of the National Hospital (Itauguá, Paraguay) over a 24-year period (1991- 2015).  Methodology:  Observational descriptive study of 25 cases of chromomycosis with mycological and/or anatomopathological confirmation.  Results:  Mycosis was more frequent in adult men from rural areas, engaged in agricultural work. Lesions in lower limbs prevailed. The most frequent causative agent was Fonsecae sp. Itraconazole was the most commonly used treatment.  Conclusions:  Chromomycosis affected preferentially adult men from rural areas, and Fonsecae sp. was the most frequently isolated fungus.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Fonsecae sp.]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[itraconazol]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[itraconazole]]></kwd>
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