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EXTERNAL HORDEOLUM (STY) CAUSED BY INFECTION WITH TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES
Author(s) -
GREENBERG JOSEPH H.,
FRANZBLAU MICHAEL J.
Publication year - 1977
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.1365-4362.1977.tb00765.x
Subject(s) - trichophyton , medicine , guinea pig , microbiology and biotechnology , dermatology , biology , antifungal
A 6‐year‐old boy developed a sty of his right eye lid. This was proven to be caused by Trichophyton mentagrophytes which was also recovered from a pet guinea pig.