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Trichophyton rubrum Tinea Capitis in a Young Child
Author(s) -
AbdelRahman Susan M.,
Penny Jami,
Alander Sarah W.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/j.0736-8046.2004.21114.x
Subject(s) - tinea capitis , trichophyton tonsurans , trichophyton rubrum , medicine , dermatology , trichophyton , dermatophyte , antifungal
While the primary etiologic agent of tinea capitis in the United States has varied over the past century, the last several decades have been marked by a predominance of infection with Trichophyton tonsurans . Related anthropophilic organisms commonly isolated in other dermatophytoses are infrequently observed in tinea capitis. We report the unusual occurrence of tinea capitis in a young boy infected with Trichophyton rubrum .