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An unusual presentation of Trichophyton violaceum infection
Author(s) -
KAMALAM A.,
YESUDIAN PATRICK,
THAMBIAH A.S.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1977.tb12545.x
Subject(s) - presentation (obstetrics) , trichophyton , medicine , dermatology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , surgery , antifungal
SUMMARY A case with encapsulated Tricophyton violaceum abscesses in the skin is recorded. Defective cell mediated immunity was shown in the patient and in his two cousins. This defect combined with malnutrition, hypoadrenalism and griseofulvin resistance gave unusual lesions and chronicity. A probable genetic factor for the defective cell mediated immunity is postulated.