A Case of Tinea Capitis Due to Microsporum gypseum.
- Author:
Dae Sung LEE
;
Gwang Yoon CHO
;
Yung Hwan KIM
;
Won HOUH
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Agar;
Animals;
Epidermal Cyst;
Fungi;
Hair;
Humans;
Male;
Microsporum*;
Scalp;
Skin;
Soil;
Tinea Capitis*;
Tinea*
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1984;22(6):643-646
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Microsportcm gypseum is a geophilic fungi abundant in soil throughout the world. The infections may occur either from animal to man(zoophilic) or from soil to man (geophilic). Patierit of 13-year-old Korean male sought medical attention with skin lesion on scalp which showed scaly patch with broken hairs and a round pilar cyst like nodule. Identification of Microsporum gypseum was made by culture on Sabouraud agar media and microscopic exarnination.
