Tinea capitis due to Trichophyton soudanense in Cincinnati, Ohio, in internationally adopted children from Liberia.
Two sisters, ages 5 and 6 years, who were adopted from Liberia, presented in Cincinnati, Ohio, with tinea capitis. Fungal cultures grew Trichophyton soudanense, a dermatophyte rarely seen in North America. Both girls had multiple other infections. They responded well to therapy with oral griseofulvin and topical selenium sulfide. With the current increase in international travel and adoption, nonendemic dermatophyte infections such as this need to be recognized.
Markey
Robin J
RJ
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Ohio, USA.
Staat
Mary Allen
MA
Gerrety
Mary Jo T
MJ
Lucky
Anne W
AW
D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007988:Liberia; D009820:Ohio; D014006:Tinea Capitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D014249:Trichophyton / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D000935:Antifungal Agents