Two Cases of Tinea Capitis Caused by Microsporum canis.
- Author:
Jung Woong SHIN
1
;
Sung Yul LEE
;
Sung Keun KIM
;
Jong Suk LEE
;
Kyu Uang WHANG
;
Young Lip PARK
;
Young Jin CHOI
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, Collage of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Cheonan, Korea. dermsung@schch.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Tinea capitis;
Microsporum canis;
Adult
- MeSH:
Adult;
Animals;
Female;
Humans;
Korea;
Microsporum;
Middle Aged;
Tinea;
Tinea Capitis
- From:Korean Journal of Medical Mycology
2010;15(1):32-37
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Tinea capitis is rare in Korea, especially in adults. Microsporum canis has been the most common cause of tinea capitis in Korea from the middle of the 1970s. The infection may occur from animal to man (zoophilic). We report two cases of tinea capitis occurring in a 60-year-old female and a 73-years-old female who developed a kerion celci form and seborrheic dermatitis-like form. From the two patients Microsporum canis was isolated.
