Characterization of sporotrichosis cases treated in a dermatologic teaching unit in the state of São Paulo - Brazil, 2003 - 2013

• Main Authors: Gabriela Franco Marques (Author), Ana Luiza Grizzo Peres Martins (Author), Juliana Martins Prazeres Sousa (Author), Letícia Stella Gardini Brandão (Author), Patrick Alexander Wachholz (Author), Paula Yoshiko Masuda (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2015-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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We conducted a transversal retrospective study with secondary data collection from 25 cases of sporotrichosis, treated at a teaching unit in inner São Paulo (Brazil), between the years 2003-2013. We found that the prevalence was higher in men (72%), rural workers (44%) and those living in rural area...