Etiology of toe-web disease in Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates: bacteriological and mycological studies
EMHJ-Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 2001; 7 (1-2): 38-45
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ABSTRACT
We examined and sampled 45 patients with toe-web intertrigo for bacteriological and mycological studies. Prominent isolated pathogens were the genus Candida [57.7%], genus Aspergillus [28.8%], Pseudomonas aeruginosa [26.7%] and coliforms [24.4%]. Dermatophytes scored 4.4% [Trichophyton rubrum]. There were 43 patents [95.5%] who presented with marked hyperkeratosis and maceration of the toe-webs involved. The tradition of the Emirati population of sitting cross-legged may, over time, induce in the toe-webs of overweight individuals a macerated pressure-reaction hyperkeratosis that is colonized by environmental germs. T. rubrum and T. mentagrophytes are uncommon in the Al-Ain environment and this may explain the rarity of dermatophytes in toe-web intertrigo in our study
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Asunto principal:
Postura
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Religión
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Dedos del Pie
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Prevalencia
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Factores de Riesgo
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Intertrigo
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Islamismo
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Obesidad
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio de prevalencia
Límite:
Adolescente
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Adulto
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Anciano
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
East Mediterr Health J.
Año:
2001
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