Tinea faciei and tinea capitis in a 15-day-old infant.
A case of tinea faciei and tinea capitis in a 15-day-old male infant caused by Trichophyton tonsurans is being reported because of its rarity. This may be the youngest infant from India where source of infection was his elder brother who had black dot type of tinea capitis and incubation period in the present case was 7 days.
Department of Skin and VD, Government Medical College and Rajindra Hospital, Patiala - 147001, India.
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