Severe kyphosis as a risk factor of umbilical trichophytosis in elderly people
| Autor: | Teruki Miyake, Tooru Hamada, Kaori Amano, Morikazu Onji, Katuyuki Matuki, Seiji Kondou, Shinya Furukawa |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
030222 orthopedics
Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty elderly people business.industry Incidence (epidemiology) Kyphosis medicine.disease kyphosis 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Fungal nail infection medicine Elderly people In patient Original Article 030212 general & internal medicine Risk factor Severe kyphosis business Umbilical region trichophytosis umbilical region |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Rural Medicine : JRM |
| ISSN: | 1880-487X |
| Popis: | Objective: To determine whether severe kyphosis is one of the risk factors of umbilical trichophytosis in elderly people. Patients and Methods: Four cases with umbilical trichophytosis in the last 3 years and all 143 patients who visited to our clinic during from April 2018 to March 2019 were included in this study. The relationship between the condition of umbilical region and kyphosis was investigated. As regards the levels of senile kyphosis, simple visual classification of the kyphosis method was used (Level 0-4). Results: All four cases with umbilical trichophytosis were elderly women aged ≥80 years, had severe kyphosis, skin overlaps, filthy umbilical region, and lumps of dirt in the umbilical region and had nail tinea. Only two cases had umbilical trichophytosis among 143 patients who visited our clinic during the 1 year study period, with incidence is of 1.4%/year. About 65.7%, 60%, and 37.1% of 35 patients with kyphosis with forward-bent posture had skin overlap, moist, and filthy umbilical regions, respectively. However, these symptoms were not found in patients without severe kyphosis. Conclusion: Severe kyphosis with forward-bent posture could be one of the risk factors of umbilical trichophytosis in elderly people. |
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