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Tinea capitis in Tripoli
Author(s) -
BHAKHTAVIZIAM C.,
SHAFI M.,
MEHTA M.C.,
KUMAR R.,
NAGAH M.,
GREW A.S.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2230.1984.tb00760.x
Subject(s) - tinea capitis , microsporum canis , trichophyton , dermatology , scalp , microsporum , medicine , dermatophyte , trichophyton tonsurans , antifungal
Summary Mycological examination of 600 cases of tinea capitis in Tripoli showed Trichophyton violaceum to be the most common isolate, followed by Microsporum canis, Trichophyton schoenleinii and Trichophyton mentagrophytes. The various clinical patterns which scalp ringworm may present is discussed and attention is drawn to the relatively common non‐inflammatory seborrhoeic or dry scaly pattern.