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Tinea capitis by Microsporon gypseum

A survey of 22 cases

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Scalp involvement byM. gypseum was found in 22 children (15 boys and 7 girls), ranging from 1 till 12 years of age, most cases coming from urban areas. Kerion-like manifestation was observed in 9 cases, the rest presenting the superficial form of tinea capitis infection. The main type of hair invasion was ecto-endothrix, but endothrix type was also observed in 4 cases with favus-like aspect. The parasitised hair exhibited no fluorescence. The soil was proved to be the source of contamination in 40 % of the cases, where a trauma had favoured the transmission of the causative agent.

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Alteras, I. Tinea capitis by Microsporon gypseum. Mycopathologia et Mycologia Applicata 47, 129–134 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02126160

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