Tiña de la cabeza: descripción de los hallazgos dermatoscópicos en 37 pacientes / Tinea capitis. Dermoscopic findings in 37 patients

Antecedentes. La tiña de la cabeza (tinea capitis) es la tiña más común en niños. El diagnóstico clínico se confirma con el estudio micológico, que incluye examen directo con hidróxido de potasio o negro de clorazol, así como el cultivo. Mediante dermatoscopia se ha descrito la presencia de pelos «en coma», «en sacacorchos» («tirabuzón»), además de pelos cortos y puntos negros. Objetivos. Describir los patrones dermatoscópicos que se encuentran en la exploración tricoscópica en pacientes con diagnóstico de tiña de la cabeza. Métodos. Estudio descriptivo, observacional y transversal. Se incluyeron 37 pacientes con diagnóstico de tiña de la cabeza, atendidos en el mes de mayo de 2012 en el Departamento de Dermatología del Hospital General Dr. Manuel Gea González, de México, y el Instituto Dermatológico y Cirugía de Piel Dr. Huberto Bogaert Díaz, de República Dominicana. Se llevó a cabo la evaluación clínica, micológica y dermatoscópica. Resultados. Se evaluaron 37 pacientes, 28 mulatos de República Dominicana y 9 mestizos de México, con un 76% de varones y un 24% de mujeres. El 94% de los casos fueron niños. Se corroboró la presencia de los patrones dermatoscópicos ya descritos: pelos «en coma» (41%), «en sacacorchos» (22%), cortos (49%) y puntos negros (33%); además, se constató la presencia de escamas (89%), vainas peripilares (46%), alopecia (65%), pústulas (8%) y costras melicéricas (16%). Conclusiones. El estudio dermatoscópico puede confirmar el diagnóstico de tiña de la cabeza, y complementa el estudio micológico, al encontrar pelos «en coma» y «en sacacorchos»; además, se observó la presencia de escamas, vainas peripilares y alopecia. Es deseable instaurar este método diagnóstico en lugares en los que no se cuente con un microscopio óptico o un laboratorio de micología de referencia (AU)

Background. Tinea capitis is a common fungal infection in children. Diagnosis is confirmed by mycological study, including direct examination of the samples with potassium hydroxide/chlorazol black and culture. Previous studies have reported the presence of 'comma hairs' and 'corkscrew hairs', as well as short hairs and black dots. Aims. To describe the dermoscopic patterns in the trichoscopic examination in patients with tinea capitis. Methods. A descriptive, observational and cross-sectional study was conducted on 37 patients with tinea capitis, studied during May, 2012, at Dr. Manuel Gea González General Hospital in Mexico, and the Instituto Dermatológico y Cirugía de Piel Dr. Huberto Bogaert Díaz, in the Dominican Republic. Clinical, mycological and dermoscopic evaluations were performed. Results. Of the 37 patients included, 28 were of mixed race from Dominican Republic and 9 mixed race cases from Mexico. Seventy six percent were male and 24% female, and 94% were children. The following dermoscopic patterns were confirmed: 'comma hairs' (41%), 'corkscrew hairs' (22%), short hairs (49%), and black dots (33%). The presence of scales (89%), peripilar casts (46%), alopecia (65%), pustules (8%), and meliceric crusts (16%), were also observed. Conclusions. Dermoscopy in tinea capitis showed the presence of 'comma hairs', and 'corkscrew hairs'. Scales, peripilar casts and alopecia were also found. It would be desirable to establish this diagnostic tool, particularly when an optical microscope or a mycology reference laboratory are not available (AU)

[Tinea capitis. Dermoscopic findings in 37 patients]. / Tiña de la cabeza: descripción de los hallazgos dermatoscópicos en 37 pacientes.

BACKGROUND: Tinea capitis is a common fungal infection in children. Diagnosis is confirmed by mycological study, including direct examination of the samples with potassium hydroxide/chlorazol black and culture. Previous studies have reported the presence of "comma hairs" and "corkscrew hairs", as well as short hairs and black dots. AIMS: To describe the dermoscopic patterns in the trichoscopic examination in patients with tinea capitis. METHODS: A descriptive, observational and cross-sectional study was conducted on 37 patients with tinea capitis, studied during May, 2012, at Dr. Manuel Gea González General Hospital in Mexico, and the Instituto Dermatológico y Cirugía de Piel Dr. Huberto Bogaert Díaz, in the Dominican Republic. Clinical, mycological and dermoscopic evaluations were performed. RESULTS: Of the 37 patients included, 28 were of mixed race from Dominican Republic and 9 mixed race cases from Mexico. Seventy six percent were male and 24% female, and 94% were children. The following dermoscopic patterns were confirmed: "comma hairs" (41%), "corkscrew hairs" (22%), short hairs (49%), and black dots (33%). The presence of scales (89%), peripilar casts (46%), alopecia (65%), pustules (8%), and meliceric crusts (16%), were also observed. CONCLUSIONS: Dermoscopy in tinea capitis showed the presence of "comma hairs", and "corkscrew hairs". Scales, peripilar casts and alopecia were also found. It would be desirable to establish this diagnostic tool, particularly when an optical microscope or a mycology reference laboratory are not available.

[Deep sweet syndrome as a cause or fever of unknown origin. A case report and literature review]. / Síndrome de Sweet subcutáneo como causa de fiebre de origen desconocido. Informe de un caso y revisión de la literatura.

Sweet syndrome is the prototype of neutrophilic dermatosis, which typically presents an intense inflammatory infiltrate of neutrophils in the epidermis and/or dermis, apparently due to a hypersensitivity reaction. This is a case of a 31 year-old woman with fever of more than three weeks duration and erythematous nudosities on her arms and legs. The histological study of a skin lesion showed a lobular inflammatory infiltrate of lymphocytes and neutrophils, with excellent response to prednisone. Therefore, it was concluded as subcutaneous sweet syndrome.