title: Favus due to Trichophyton mentagrophytes var. quinckeanum.
abstract: A case of inflammatory tinea capitis caused by Trichophyton mentagrophytes var. quinckeanum in a 3-year-old Tunisian girl is presented. The disease healed after treatment with griseofulvin for 6 weeks and topical application of econazole.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Parasitology-Mycology, Sfax Faculty of Medicine, Sfax, Tunisia.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Besbes
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cheikhrouhou
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sellami
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Makni
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bouassida
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ayadi
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014007:Tinea Favosa / Q000382:microbiology*; D014249:Trichophyton / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014416:Tunisia