A Case of Tinea Capitis Caused by Trichophyton rubrum in a 67-Year-Old Woman.
- Author:
Yeon Jin KIM
1
;
Jin Hyouk CHOI
;
Jang Seok BANG
;
Moo Kyu SUH
;
Jeong Woo LEE
;
Tae Hoon KIM
;
Gyoung Yim HA
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Kyongju, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Tinea capitis;
Trichophyton rubrum
- MeSH:
Adult;
Agar;
Aged*;
Alopecia;
Arthrodermataceae;
Female;
Glucose;
Humans;
Onychomycosis;
Scalp;
Tinea Capitis*;
Tinea Pedis;
Tinea*;
Trichophyton*
- From:Korean Journal of Medical Mycology
2000;5(2):66-69
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Trichophyton rubrum is an anthropophilic dermatophyte that is found all over the world, It has become one of the most important causative agents in tinea unguium and tinea pedis. But tinea capitis caused by T. rubrum is rare. Tinea capitis is uncommon in adult. We report a case of tinea capitis caused by T. rubrum in a 67-year-old female, who showed fine scaly erythematous pustules with alopecia on the frontal scalp for 2 months. Culture from a scalp lesion of patient on Sabouraud dextrose agar showed typical whitish cottony colonies of T. rubrum. The patient had been treated with terbinafine.
