title: Tinea facei due to Trichophyton soudanense: first report in Argentina.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Micología, Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina. micologia@fmed.uba.ar
authors.forename: María Rosa
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Elías-Costa
authors.forename: Mariana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Díaz
authors.forename: Ana R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Kaminsky
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001118:Argentina; D005145:Face; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014005:Tinea / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D014249:Trichophyton / Q000302:isolation & purification