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Tinea faciei due to Microsporum canis abscess formation
1Department of Dermatology, Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport, South Wales, UK. patelgk@cardiff.ac.uk
Clinical and Experimental Dermatology
|February 13, 2001
Abstract:
Superficial dermatophyte infections are common in children; however, complications are encountered rarely. We describe a child with tinea faciei caused by Microsporum canis, who subsequently developed an abscess. Complete resolution occurred after treatment with oral terbinafine.