[Overview of dermatophytes in Mali].
517 isolations of dermatophytes collected in Mali are reported. The various species are described and the main findings are: --Trichophyton species are more common (85.5% isolated from scalp lesions and 77.5% from skin scrapings) than Microsporum species. --Trichophyton verrucosum and Microsporum canis have been found found for the first time in Mali. --Ill-defined clinical forms of scalp lesions caused by either T. schonleinii or T. soudanense occur in the subsaharian areas of the country.
D000328:Adult; D003883:Arthrodermataceae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008302:Mali; D008864:Microsporum / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012535:Scalp / Q000382:microbiology; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology; D014249:Trichophyton / Q000302:isolation & purification
Panorama des dermatophytes du Mali.