Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

[Tinea capitis presenting as staphylococcal pyodermatitis of the scalp].

M L Bigel1, C de France-Pinchon, F Richardin

  • 1Laboratoire de Microbiologie, Centre Hospitalier F. Quesnay, Mantes-La-Jolie.

Archives Francaises De Pediatrie
|May 1, 1989
PubMed
Summary

Severe scalp infections in children resistant to antibiotics were caused by exotic fungi, Trichophyton soudanense and Trichophyton violaceum. These cases highlight the importance of fungal identification for diagnosing Tinea capitis in immigrant populations.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

[Presenting skin disorders in black Afro-Caribbean patients: a multicentre study conducted in the Paris region].

Annales de dermatologie et de venereologie·2008
Same author

[Disseminated histoplasmosis revealed by peripheral blood smear in an African immigrant with AIDS].

Medecine et maladies infectieuses·2008
Same author

[Paraneoplastic acrokeratosis (Bazex syndrome)].

Annales de dermatologie et de venereologie·2006
Same author

[Symptomatic rickets in adolescents].

Archives de pediatrie : organe officiel de la Societe francaise de pediatrie·2004
Same author

[Routine use of gene amplification for pertussis diagnosis in children].

Archives de pediatrie : organe officiel de la Societe francaise de pediatrie·2002
Same author

[Bromide-induced skin diseases].

Annales de dermatologie et de venereologie·1999

Area of Science:

  • Dermatology
  • Medical Mycology
  • Infectious Diseases

Background:

  • Pyoderma of the scalp, often caused by Staphylococcus aureus, typically responds to antibiotic therapy.
  • An increasing incidence of Tinea capitis, a fungal infection of the scalp, is observed, particularly in immigrant communities.
  • Exotic dermatophyte species are emerging as causative agents of scalp infections.

Related Experiment Videos