Favus due to Trichophyton mentagrophytes var. quinckeanum.
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.
Besbes
M
M
Laboratory of Parasitology-Mycology, Sfax Faculty of Medicine, Sfax, Tunisia.
Cheikhrouhou
F
F
Sellami
H
H
Makni
F
F
Bouassida
S
S
Ayadi
A
A
D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014007:Tinea Favosa / Q000382:microbiology*; D014249:Trichophyton / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014416:Tunisia