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TRICHOPHYTON VIOLACEUM INFECTION IN AN INDIAN SCHOOL
Author(s) -
KAMALAM A.,
THAMBIAH A. S.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
international journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-4632
pISSN - 0011-9059
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-4362.1976.tb00671.x
Subject(s) - medicine , trichophyton , dermatology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , antifungal
Trichophyton violaceum infection was found in 26% of 69 children attending a public boarding school. The possible source of infection may have been the adult women from the gypsy community discussed. Treatment with systemic griseofulvin and external sulphur salicylic ointment eliminated the infection in all affected individuals.