Clinical and Laboratory Characteristics of a Tinea Capitis Outbreak Among Novice Buddhist Monks.
Sixty novice Buddhist monks with tinea capitis confirmed according to clinical presentation and mycological laboratory finding were included in this study. Mixed-type clinical presentation was observed in approximately half of all cases, together with scarring alopecia (95%) and superficial fungal skin infection at locations other than the scalp (43.3%). The major isolated organism was Trichophyton violaceum, and mixed-organism infection was found in 27 cases (45%). Slow-onset presentation and an extensive area of infection were significantly associated with mixed-type clinical presentation.
Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Sumanas
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Bunyaratavej
Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Charussri
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8430-376X
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Leeyaphan
Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Chuda
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Rujitharanawong
Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Chanai
C
Muanprasat
Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Lalita
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Matthapan
D000293:Adolescent; D002016:Buddhism; D002648:Child; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D065830:Monks; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014006:Tinea Capitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000382:microbiology