title: Cases of Tinea capitis due to pale isolates of Trichophyton violaceum (Trichophyton glabrum) in South-East Europe. A challenge to the clinical laboratory.
abstract: Two recent indigenous cases of tinea capitis in children due to pale isolates of Trichophyton violaceum are reported herein for the first time from South-East Europe (Greece). Pale isolates of Trichophyton violaceum, reported in the past as Trichophyton glabrum, are thus far sporadically reported only from African or Asian countries. The cases reported herein raise the awareness of its existence in the community, assigning special importance to its accurate identification in the clinical laboratory.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Dermatology Department, Aghia Sophia Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Manthoula
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Valari
authors.affiliation: Microbiology Laboratory, Aghia Sophia Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Ageliki
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stathi
authors.affiliation: First Department of Pediatrics, University of Athens, Aghia Sophia Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Theoni
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Petropoulou
authors.affiliation: First Department of Pediatrics, University of Athens, Aghia Sophia Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Talia
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kakourou
authors.affiliation: Microbiology Laboratory, Aghia Sophia Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Anastasia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pangali
authors.affiliation: First Department of Dermatology-Venereology, Medical School, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece (Lecturer Elect), Athens, Greece ; Mycology Laboratory (K.A.70/3/6915), Department of Microbiology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arabatzis
keywords: South-East Europe; Tinea capitis; Trichophyton glabrum; Trichophyton violaceum