Tinnea pedis and other dermatological diseases in mentally-retarded children

Authors

  • Marta Lucía Escobar de Villalobos Universidad de Antioquia
  • María C. Ortega Universidad de Antioquia
  • María E. Vargas Universidad de Antioquia
  • Víctor Muñoz Universidad de Antioquia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.iatreia.3429

Keywords:

Dermatomycoses, Tinnea Pedis

Abstract

A group of 133 institutionalized, mentally-retarded children, was evaluated as to the presence of dermatological lesions with special emphasis on tinnea pedis. Mycotic lesions were found in 18 cases; the most frequent one was tinnea pedis (14 Cases) due to T. mentagrophytes or E. floccosum. Other dermatological diseases were found, namely: pediculosis (12 cases), warts (11 cases), chronic eczemas (9 cases), prurigo (6 cases), pyodermitis (4 cases), vulgar acne (4 cases), contagious molluscum (2 cases) and pytiriasis alba (2 cases). Attention is called to the need of active search for tinnea pedis lesions in children since its frequency seems to be on the rise in our milieu.

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Author Biographies

Marta Lucía Escobar de Villalobos, Universidad de Antioquia

Profesora Asociada; Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia.

María C. Ortega, Universidad de Antioquia

Profesora Titular Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia.

María E. Vargas, Universidad de Antioquia

Bacterióloga, Sección de Microbiología, Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Antioquia;

Víctor Muñoz, Universidad de Antioquia

Médico Residente, Sección de Dermatología, Departamento de Medicina Interna, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia.

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Published

1991-01-27

How to Cite

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Escobar de Villalobos ML, Ortega MC, Vargas ME, Muñoz V. Tinnea pedis and other dermatological diseases in mentally-retarded children. Iatreia [Internet]. 1991 Jan. 27 [cited 2025 Feb. 8];4(1):pág. 11-13. Available from: https://revistas.udea.edu.co/index.php/iatreia/article/view/3429

Issue

Vol 4, No 1

Section

Original research

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