Tinea capitis in Birmingham: survey of elementary school students.
Trichophyton tonsurans is currently the leading cause of tinea capitis, but was only introduced into the United States less than six decades ago. In this study, we found a prevalence of 11% in Birmingham, Alabama, which is similar to earlier reports from other geographic regions. Despite previous reports concerning escalation, the prevalence appears to be stable over the past decade.
Cantrell
Wendy C
WC
Department of Dermatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35233, USA. wcantrell@uabmc.edu
Jacobs
Michael K
MK
Sobera
Jenny O
JO
Parrish
Charles A
CA
Warner
Judith
J
Elewski
Boni E
BE
D000407:Alabama / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012535:Scalp / Q000382:microbiology; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014006:Tinea Capitis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014249:Trichophyton / Q000302:isolation & purification