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An unusual case of tinea capitis due to Trichophyton soudanense
Clara Romano1, Clelia Miracco, E Faggi
1Istituto di Scienze Dermatologiche, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Italy. mondelli@unisi.it
Mycoses
|February 18, 2003
Abstract:
A case of tinea capitis due to Trichophyton soudanense observed in a 4-year-old African girl is described. The infection manifested with diffuse pustular lesions of the scalp. Diagnosis was based on culture. Genome study by single primer PCR fingerprinting was also performed. A younger sister, aged 10 months, was the healthy carrier of the mycete.