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Tinea capitis due to Microsporum audouinii in Malta
Author(s) -
Vella Zahra L.,
Vella Briffa D.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
mycoses
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.13
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1439-0507
pISSN - 0933-7407
DOI - 10.1046/j.0933-7407.2003.00913.x
Subject(s) - tinea capitis , microsporum , microsporum canis , medicine , dermatology , trichophyton , antifungal
Summary We describe a case of tinea capitis in a 4‐year‐old boy caused by Microsporum audouinii var. langeronii . This is the first recorded case of tinea capitis due to this dermatophyte in the Maltese Islands.