Resumen El objetivo del presente estudio fue determinar los niveles y la relación entre satisfacción de la imagen corporal, estrés percibido y resiliencia en soldados con amputación víctimas del conflicto armado interno colombiano. Fue un estudio cuantitativo, transversal, de alcance correlacional, se contó con la participación de 31 soldados colombianos víctimas del conflicto armado interno y con algún grado de amputación, a quienes se les aplicó el Multidimensional body self relations questionnaire (MBSRQ), la Escala de estrés percibido (EEP-14) y el Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (Cd-Risc 10). Los resultados muestran altas puntuaciones en conductas orientadas a mantener la forma física, atractivo físico autoevaluado y cuidado del aspecto físico, puntuaciones bajas en estrés y puntuaciones con tendencias altas en Resiliencia, así como una correlación negativa entre el estrés y las conductas orientadas a mantener la forma física.

Abstract The objective of this study was to determine the levels and the relationship between body image satisfaction, perceived stress and resilience in soldier amputee victims of the internal armed conflict in Colombia. It was a quantitative, cross-sectional study of correlational scope, with the participation of 22 Colombian soldiers who were victims of the internal armed conflict and with some degree of amputation. For each soldier, the Multidimensional Body Self-relations Questionnaire (MBSRQ), Perceived Stress (EEP-14) and the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC 10) were applied. The results show high scores in behaviors aimed at maintaining physical fitness, self-assessed physical attractiveness and physical appearance, low scores in stress and scores with high trends in resilience, as well as a negative correlation between stress and conducts aimed to maintain physical fitness.

BACKGROUND:Dermatophytes are the main causative agent of all onychomycosis, but genus Microsporum is infrequent and the risk of acquiring the infection is often associated with exposure to risk factors.OBJECTIVES:To describe clinical characteristics of onychomycosis due to Microsporum onychomycosis in an urban population.METHODS:This was a retrospective analysis of the epidemiological and clinical features of 18Microsporum onychomycosis cases of a total of 4220 of onychomycosis cases diagnosed between May 2008 and September 2011 at the tertiary referral center for mycology in Guatemala.RESULTS:Eighteen cases of Microsporum onychomycosis (M. canis, n=10; M. gypseum, n=7; M. nanum, n=1) were identified (prevalence=0.43%). Infection was limited to nails only and disease duration ranged from 1 month to 20 years (mean=6.55 years). The toenails were affected in all cases except for a single M. gypseum case of fingernail. The most common clinical presentation was distal lateral subungual onychomycosis (12/18) followed by total dystrophic onychomycosis (5/18), and superficial white onychomycosis (1/18). M. gypseumpresented in 6 cases as distal lateral subungual onychomycosis and in 1 case like total dystrophic onychomycosis. Five cases (27.78%) were associated with hypertension, diabetes, and psoriasis. Treatment with terbinafine or itraconazole was effective. Two cases of M. canisdistal lateral subungual onychomycosis responded to photodynamic therapy.CONCLUSION:This is the largest reported series of Microsporum onychomycosis and demonstrates such a disease in an urban population. In 27.78% of the cases risk factors for infection were associated to comorbid states. We also report the first 2 cases of successfully treated M. canis onychomycosis with photodynamic therapy and a rare case of M. canis associated dermatophytoma.