Scopul lucrarii. Focarele de infectie sunt considerate acele teritorii infectate, de obicei cu germeni comensuali, care prin cresterea virulentei sau prin cresterea virulentei sau prin conditii deosebite de teren pot determina la distanta pe cale hematogena sau limfatica leziuni localizate in special la nivelul fetei.

Material si metoda. Lucrarea de fata se refera la 118 bolnavi din care 33 de copii (27,96%) ce au prezentat la nivelul fetei dermatoze de tip eritematos, eritemato-edematos, eritemato-scuamos, seboreic precum si prin tulburari de pigmentatie. Focarele de infectie au fost examinate microbilogic, histopatologic, histochimic, imunologic prin explorari alergologice cit si epidemiologice. Metodele radiologice si imagistice ne-au permis constatarea vindecarii anumitor focare (sinusale, bronho-pulmonare, colecistice, ginecologice). Lotul prezentat a avut ca test de control loturile din perioada 1996 si 1997.

Rezultatele obtinute. Am putut constata corelatia focar infectios-dermatoza mai frecvent la copii, fapt demonstrat prin ameliorarea sau vindecarea leziunilor cutanate dupa asanarea focarului.

Concluzii. Multe dintre afectiunile cutanate cronice cu etiologie complexa sau necunoscuta pot beneficia de ameliorari evidente sau chiar vindecari prin tratarea radicala a focarelor de infectie coexistente.

Purpose. The infectious foci are those infected areas, usually with comensals germs, germs which could determine distant lesions, especially facial, by increasing virulence or by taking advantage of certain host particularities.

Material and method. Our paper considers a number of 118 patients, 33 of them (27,96%) being children with erithematous, erithemato-edematous, erithemato-squamous or seboreic dermatitis on their face, as well as pigmentation disturbance. The infectious foci were examined in their microbiological, histopatological, immunological aspects by alergological and epidemiological investigations. The radiological and imagistic methods enabled us to observe the healing of certain foci (sinusal, broncho-pulmonary, colecystic, gynecological). For the presented group of patients we used as controls groups from 1996 and 1997.

Results. We were able to notice to connection between the infections focus and dermatitis especially in children, this fact being demonstrated by the improvement or even healing of those lesions after the sanitations of the infectious spot.

Conclusions. Many chronic cutaneous diseases with complex or unknown etiology could beneficiate of obvious improvement or even cure considering the radical treatment of the simultaneous infectious foci.