[Microsporum nanum. A fourth report of human infection in Brazil].
The authors present the fourth Brazilian case of human Microsporum nanum (M. nanum) infection. A child of nine months old presents cutaneous dorsal lesions compatible with tinea corporis, which appeared one month before. The culture revealed M. nanum. The lesions resolved spontaneously after a month. Epidemiologic investigation in the patient's place of origin identified swine infected by M. nanum, indicating the probable source of the infection.
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Departamento de Moléstias Infecciosas e Parasitárias, Dermatologia e Radiologia, Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, UNESP, Brasil.
Silvares
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Carvalho
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Dillon
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Marques
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D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary; D004199:Disease Vectors; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008864:Microsporum / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission
Microsporum nanum. Quarto relato de infecção humana no Brasil.