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A family outbreak of tinea capitis due to Trichophyton violaceum in Michigan. Its control with griseofulvin

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An outbreak of tinea capitis caused byTrichophyton violaceum in five siblings of a family of eight in Michigan and its control with griseofulvin are described.

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  1. From the Department of Dermatology and Institute of Industrial Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

    Florante C. Bocobo M. D. & Leo J. Miedler M. D.

  2. the Wayne County Health Department, Eloise, Michigan

    Gordon A. Eadie M. D.

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The griseofulvin (Fulvicin) tablets used in this study were provided by Schering Corporation, Bloomfield, New Jersey, through Dr.G. Kenneth Hawkins.

We gratefully acknowledge the help extended by Mrs.Matilde Dolen, Mrs.Miriam Harris, Mr.George Miller and Mr.Walter Boehme of the Norris and Jefferson Schools in Nankin, Michigan.

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Bocobo, F.C., Miedler, L.J. & Eadie, G.A. A family outbreak of tinea capitis due to Trichophyton violaceum in Michigan. Its control with griseofulvin. Mycopathologia et Mycologia Applicata 16, 271–284 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02145740

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