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FUNGUS INFECTIONS OF THE SKIN AND ITS APPENDAGES OCCURRING IN PORTO RICO

1932; American Medical Association; Volume: 25; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1001/archderm.1932.01450021082008

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Beatrice Kesten,

Fungal Infections and Studies

Carrion 1 has published detailed mycologic studies together with clinical descriptions and excellent photographs of a number of dermatomycoses occurring in Porto Rico. King 2 and Ashford 3 have also emphasized the frequent occurrence of fungus infections. In a previous report by one of us (Dr. Kesten) 4 on skin diseases occurring in Porto Rico, it was noted that 42 per cent were clinically typical of fungus infections. Eighty patients (14 per cent ) were investigated for the presence of fungi. The object of this paper is to classify the lesions found in these cases according to their distribution and clinical characteristics and to report on the fungi occurring in these clinically similar lesions. TECHNIC The affected skin or appendage from which a culture was to be taken was cleansed with soap and water, swabbed with 50 per cent alcohol and allowed to dry. If the lesions