Emerging sexually transmitted infections outbreak: Dermatophytosis among men who have sex with men in Milan, Italy.

IF 1.4 4区医学 Q4 IMMUNOLOGY

International Journal of STD & AIDS Pub Date : 2025-01-09 DOI:10.1177/09564624241312731

Chiara Maci, Angelo Roberto Raccagni, Riccardo Lolatto, Emanuela Messina, Diana Canetti, Chiara Tassan Din, Maria Del Carmen Garcia Martearena, Golnaz Torkjazi, Martina Bottanelli, Caterina Candela, Antonella Castagna, Silvia Nozza

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Abstract

Background: Dermatophytosis is an infection of the skin or adnexa, which is extremely widespread in the environment. Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are an increasing global public health threat, especially among men who have sex with men (MSM). This study aims to describe an outbreak of sexually transmitted dermatophytosis among MSM in our cohort between April 2022 and October 2023.

Methods: This is a retrospective monocentric study including outpatients who were diagnosed with at least one episode of dermatophytosis between March 2010 and October 2023 at the Infectious Diseases Unit of San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy. Mycosis diagnosis was mainly clinical following the medical visit and physical examination.

Results: Overall, 107 people were diagnosed with dermatophytosis between March 2010 and October 2023. All 56 cases observed since April 2022 included 55 MSM and 1 female; compared to before 2022 there was a total diagnosis of 51 cases.

Conclusions: These results highlight the evident increase in the incidence of mycotic infections among MSM, followed in our center. We are dealing with a new entity of sexually transmissible infections, in addition to the existing diseases that are being studied.

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新出现的性传播感染爆发：意大利米兰男男性行为者中的皮肤真菌病。

背景：皮肤真菌病是一种皮肤或附件的感染，在环境中极为普遍。性传播感染是一个日益严重的全球公共卫生威胁，特别是在男男性行为者中。本研究旨在描述2022年4月至2023年10月期间MSM人群中性传播性皮肤癣的爆发。方法：这是一项回顾性单中心研究，纳入2010年3月至2023年10月在意大利米兰圣拉斐尔科学研究所传染病科诊断为至少一次皮肤癣发作的门诊患者。真菌病的诊断主要以临床就诊和体格检查为主。结果：总体而言，2010年3月至2023年10月期间，107人被诊断为皮肤癣。自2022年4月以来观察到的56例病例包括55例男男性行为者和1例女性；与2022年之前相比，总共诊断了51例。结论：这些结果突出了MSM中真菌感染的发生率明显增加，在我中心也是如此。除了正在研究的现有疾病之外，我们正在处理一种新的性传播感染。

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International Journal of STD & AIDS 医学-传染病学

CiteScore

2.60

自引率

7.10%

发文量

144

审稿时长

3-6 weeks

期刊介绍： The International Journal of STD & AIDS provides a clinically oriented forum for investigating and treating sexually transmissible infections, HIV and AIDS. Publishing original research and practical papers, the journal contains in-depth review articles, short papers, case reports, audit reports, CPD papers and a lively correspondence column. This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).