Tinea capitis in an Anglo-Indian school.
Tinea capitis due to Trichophyton violaceum was seen in 34% of 157 Anglo-Indian female children at Madras. The common age group and the class affected were between 10 and 15 years and 6th and 7th standards. A proportionally higher number of children were present in this group. T. violaceum infection in areas other than the scalp was negligible.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D014006:Tinea Capitis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D014249:Trichophyton / Q000302:isolation & purification