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Trichophyton violaceum infection of the scalp in Poona (India)

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A report of thirty-four cases of ringworm of the scalp caused byT. violaceum studied at Sassoon Hospitals, Poona, India, is presented. The infections were found to be more common in children of the ages between 5 to 15 during the months of February to June. Majority of the affected individuals were undernourished. Symptomatologically the cases fall into five groups.

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  1. Dept. of Derm. and Venereol., Sassoon Hospitals, Poona

    B. B. Gokhalay, A. A. Padhye & M. J. Thirumalachar

  2. Hindustan Antibiotics Research Centre, Pimpri, Poona

    B. B. Gokhalay, A. A. Padhye & M. J. Thirumalachar

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Gokhalay, B.B., Padhye, A.A. & Thirumalachar, M.J. Trichophyton violaceum infection of the scalp in Poona (India). Mycopathologia et Mycologia Applicata 14, 57–63 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02051438

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