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Electron Microscopic Observation on Infected Hairs of Kerion Caused by Microsporum nanum
Author(s) -
Wenyan Zhu,
Mingyu Xia,
LI Huang,
Shaoxi Wu,
Qing Zhong,
Bian Zhao
Publication year - 1987
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.1365-4362.1987.tb02270.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pathology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Microsporum nanum can afflict human hair, al‐though pigs are the usual focus of infection. Although this dermatophyte was thought to invade hair as an endothrix, electron microscopic studies show it to cause ectothrix infection due to its keratinolytic activities.