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Dermatophytosis of the scalp: Incidence, immune response, and epidemiology

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Tinea capitis remains a common infection among the pediatric population of North America. The ‘gray patch’ Microsporum audouinii infections of the 1950's have been supplanted by the ‘black dot’ ringworm of Trichophyton tonsurans. The clinical presentation of T. tonsurans infection is quite variable and may be related to specific host T-lymphocyte response. This dermatophytosis is most frequently incurred from contact with an infected child either directly or via a variety of fomites. Current studies indicate that an asymptomatic adult carrier state may also exist which could contribute to the morbidity of this mycosis.

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Henry Ford Hospital, 48202, Detroit, MI, USA

    Dennis E. Babel

  2. Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Michigan State University, 48824, East Lansing, MI, USA

    Alvin L. Rogers & Everett S. Beneke

  3. Department of Microbiology and Public Health, Michigan State University, 48824, East Lansing, MI, USA

    Alvin L. Rogers & Everett S. Beneke

  4. Medical Technology Program, Michigan State University, 48824, East Lansing, MI, USA

    Alvin L. Rogers

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Part of a Dissertation

Presented as a part of the Everett S. Beneke Symposium in Mycology, May 27, 1988.

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Babel, D.E., Rogers, A.L. & Beneke, E.S. Dermatophytosis of the scalp: Incidence, immune response, and epidemiology. Mycopathologia 109, 69–73 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00436787

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