title: Relapsing tinea capitis by Microsporum canis in an adult female renal transplant recipient.
abstract: Scalp ringworm is very uncommon in adults. The occurrence and the atypical clinical course of this unusual dermatophytosis in a female renal transplant recipient are described. Furthermore, the prevalence and the clinical features of superficial fungal infection in renal transplant recipients are reviewed. As immunosuppression enhances the risk of antifungal therapy failure, more prolonged treatment and careful follow-up are necessary to obtain complete recovery from any dermatophytosis in renal transplant recipients.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Sperimentale, Sezione di Dermatologia, Università di Ferrara, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Virgili
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Zampino
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008864:Microsporum; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012008:Recurrence; D014006:Tinea Capitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology*