title: Tinea capitis due to Trichophyton soudanense in Cincinnati, Ohio, in internationally adopted children from Liberia.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: Robin J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Markey
authors.forename: Mary Allen
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Staat
authors.forename: Mary Jo T
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Gerrety
authors.forename: Anne W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Lucky
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents