Tinea facei due to Trichophyton soudanense: first report in Argentina.
We hereby report the first case of a tinea faciae infection due to Trichophyton soudanense in a 20-year-old female from Buenos Aires city, Argentina. This case illustrates the need to be aware of unusual agents and the importance of a proper mycological diagnosis.
Elías-Costa
María Rosa
MR
Centro de Micología, Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina. micologia@fmed.uba.ar
Díaz
Mariana
M
Kaminsky
Ana R
AR
D000328:Adult; D001118:Argentina; D005145:Face; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014005:Tinea / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D014249:Trichophyton / Q000302:isolation & purification