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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>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Hospital Nacional (Itauguá)]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2072-81742019000200019</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.18004/rdn2019.0011.02.019-029</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Tiña de la cabeza: características epidemiológicas de 132 casos]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Tinea capitis: epidemiological characteristics of 132 cases]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Aldama Negrete]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[María Teresa Monserrat]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
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<surname><![CDATA[Meza Aquino]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mariana Yissel]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Insfrán Duarte]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Lorena Stefani]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
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<surname><![CDATA[Aldama Olmedo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Olga María]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Aldama]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Arnaldo]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Pereira Brunelli]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[José Guillermo]]></given-names>
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<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>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Ministerio de Salud Pública y Bienestar Social Centro Médico Nacional, Hospital Nacional Servicio de Dermatología]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Itauguá ]]></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>19</fpage>
<lpage>29</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2072-81742019000200019&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2072-81742019000200019&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2072-81742019000200019&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  la tiña de la cabeza es una micosis superficial producida por dermatofitos, más común en niños y excepcional en los adultos.  Objetivo: conocer las características epidemiológicas y micológicas de la tiña de la cabeza en pacientes que acudieron al Centro de Especialidades Dermatológicas en la ciudad de San Lorenzo.  Metodología:  estudio observacional retrospectivo de corte transverso, donde se analizaron fichas y registros de todos los pacientes con sospecha clínica de tiña de la cabeza remitidos al laboratorio del Centro de Especialidades Dermatológicas en el periodo julio 2017 - agosto 2019. Los pacientes fueron sometidos a estudios micológicos directos y cultivos para la confirmación del diagnóstico e identificación del agente etiológico. Se consideró el sexo, edad, residencia, posesión de mascotas domésticas y agente etiológico aislado.  Resultados:  se estudiaron 132 pacientes con diagnóstico de tiña de la cabeza, 69 (52.3 %) varones y 63 (47.7 %) mujeres. La edad de presentación fue desde 1 año hasta 14 años, con una media de 5 años. El principal agente etiológico aislado fue Microsporum canis 99/132 (75 %) seguido de Trichophyton tonsurans 29/132 (22 %).  Conclusiones: los hallazgos epidemiológicos obtenidos coinciden con otros trabajos científicos, destacándose M. canis y T. tonsurans como los principales agentes etiológicos.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction: tinea capitis is a superficial mycosis produced by dermatophytes, more common in children and exceptional in adults.  Objectives: to know the epidemiological and mycological characteristics of tinea capitis in patients who were attended in the Dermatological Specialties Center of San Lorenzo.  Methodology:  retrospective, observational and cross-sectional study, in which the files and records of all patients with clinical suspicion of tinea capitis, referred to the laboratory of the Dermatological Specialties Center in the period july 2017 - august 2019 were analyzed. The patients underwent direct mycological studies and cultures for confirmation of the diagnosis and identification of the etiologic agent. The sex, age, residence, possession of domestic pets and isolated etiological agent were considered.  Results:  132 patients with a diagnosis of tinea capitis, 69 (52.3 %) men and 63 (47.7 %) women were studied. The age of presentation was from 1 year to 14 years, with an average of 5 years. The main etiological agent isolated was Microsporum canis 99/132 (75 %) followed by Trichophyton tonsurans 29/132 (22 %).  Conclusions:  the epidemiological findings obtained are agree with other scientific studies, highlighting M. canis and T. tonsurans as the main etiological agents.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Dermatophytes]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Tinea Capitis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[M. canis]]></kwd>
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