Evaluation of the adult carrier state in juvenile tinea capitis caused by Trichophyton tonsurans.
The anthropophilic dermatophyte Trichophyton tonsurans is an occasional cause of scalp ringworm in adults. An asymptomatic adult carrier state also has been described. In this study the parents and/or grandparents of 50 children with proved T. tonsurans tinea capitis were evaluated. Cultures were obtained from the scalps of 46 asymptomatic adults; 14 of the cultures grew T. tonsurans. This population may provide a source for continued reinfection in children.
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Department of Dermatology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI 48202.
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D000328:Adult; D002353:Carrier State / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006798:Housing; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014006:Tinea Capitis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission*; D014249:Trichophyton / Q000302:isolation & purification