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Tinea capitis due to Microsporum audouinii in Malta
L Vella Zahra1, D Vella Briffa
1Medical School, Mycology Laboratory, Pathology Department, St Luke's Hospital, Malta. azalea@digigate.net
Mycoses
|November 19, 2003
Abstract:
We describe a case of tinea capitis in a 4-year-old boy caused by Microsporum audouinii var. langeronii. This is the first recorded case of tinea capitis due to this dermatophyte in the Maltese Islands.