An unusual case of tinea capitis due to Trichophyton soudanense.
A case of tinea capitis due to Trichophyton soudanense observed in a 4-year-old African girl is described. The infection manifested with diffuse pustular lesions of the scalp. Diagnosis was based on culture. Genome study by single primer PCR fingerprinting was also performed. A younger sister, aged 10 months, was the healthy carrier of the mycete.
Romano
Clara
C
Istituto di Scienze Dermatologiche, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Italy. mondelli@unisi.it
Miracco
Clelia
C
Faggi
E
E
Cuccia
A
A
Pini
G
G
D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012535:Scalp / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D014006:Tinea Capitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D014249:Trichophyton / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*