Barber’s shop-adquired tinea: an emerging disease
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https://doi.org/10.47196/da.v28i4.2406Keywords:
dermatophytosis, tinea capitis, Trichophyton tonsurans, Kerion celsi, barber’s shop tineaAbstract
Background: tinea capitis is a dermatophytosis of the scalp. It is caused by dermatophytes such as Microsporum canis and Trichophyton rubrum. In the last year there has been an increase of tinea capitis caused by Trichophyton tonsurans in patients who attended barber shops.
Objective: it was planned to study patients with “Barber’s shop tinea” medical histories.
Design: a retrospective study was performed to include cases from a-year-period (from August 2021 to August 2022) in patients who had assisted different Dermatology Departments in Buenos Aires City.
Materials and methods: data from 37 patients who presented tinea capitis was gathered; direct tests and cultures were performed.
Results: 21 patients were evaluated at Hospital Alemán, 15 at Hospital Ramos Mejía y 1 at Hospital Tornú. 27 cases were positive for Trichophyton tonsurans, 1 was positive for Trichophyton rubrum, 14 were negative and 1 did perform the test. 22 of 27 patients who had visited barber’s shops had positive tests for dermatophytes or T. tonsurans, and 14 were negative. Every patient received terbinafine with good responde.
Conclusions: tinea capitis is rare beyond childhood. The increase of tinea capitis in young adults and the positive results for T. tonsurans as an infectious agent on the rise should be a warning for physicians and health care providers.
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