title: Neonatal dermatophytosis: report of a case and review of the literature.
abstract: Tinea capitis is a common fungal infection in children but rare among neonates. We present a case of a 3-week-old infant with multiple scalp lesions for 1 week. A diagnosis of tinea capitis due to Microsporum canis was made based on clinical morphology, Wood's lamp, and biopsy with a positive PAS stain. She was effectively treated with oral griseofulvin and ketoconazole shampoo.
authors.affiliation: Wayne State University, School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
authors.forename: Marijana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Atanasovski
authors.forename: Abdel Kader
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: El Tal
authors.forename: Fasahat
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hamzavi
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Mehregan
mesh_terms: D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008864:Microsporum / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012535:Scalp / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology*