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- Title
Epidemiologic Analysis of Onychomycosis in the San Diego Pediatric Population.
- Authors
Totri, Christine R.; Feldstein, Stephanie; Admani, Shehla; Friedlander, Sheila F.; Eichenfield, Lawrence F.
- Abstract
Background Onychomycosis ( OM) is thought to be a rare disease in children, although there are few epidemiologic studies. Methods This 3-year retrospective case series of nearly 400 children seen at Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego ( RCHSD) describes the characteristics of OM found in this pediatric population. Results From 2011 to 2013, the Pediatric and Adolescent Dermatology Clinic at RCHSD saw a total of 36,634 unique patients, of whom 433 were unique patients with OM. Thirty-four patients met exclusion criteria, leaving 399 (1.1%) with a diagnosis of OM by a pediatric dermatologist. Nail cultures were obtained in 242 cases (60.7%), 116 (48.0%) of which were positive. Trichophyton rubrum was the most commonly isolated pathogen, responsible for 106 cases (91.3%) of positive cultures in the cohort. Conclusions Our study provides important regional information regarding epidemiologic data in pediatric onychomycosis, highlighting the diagnostic methods most commonly used and the pathogens most frequently encountered in our practice.
- Subjects
SAN Diego (Calif.); ONYCHOMYCOSIS; NAIL disease treatment; PEDIATRIC therapy; PATIENTS; DIAGNOSIS; THERAPEUTICS; DISEASE risk factors
- Publication
Pediatric Dermatology, 2017, Vol 34, Issue 1, p46
- ISSN
0736-8046
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/pde.12986