title: Favus.
abstract: Favus has become a rarly found chronic fungal infection mainly caused by Trichophyton schoenleini and occasionally by Trichophyton violaceum or Microsporum gypseum. It can still be found in areas where the population suffers from poor hygiene and malnutrition. Cases are seen in the Mediterranean basin, the Middle East, Asia, Poland, Russia, France, and the Balkans. Isolated cases have also been reported from South Africa, Mexico, Central America, and Canada. Cases are encountered occasionally in the United States, almost exclusively in immigrants.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006118:Griseofulvin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D014005:Tinea / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D014006:Tinea Capitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D014249:Trichophyton / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D006118:Griseofulvin