Tinea Capitis due to Trichophyton verrucosum in a 6-month-old Infant.
- Author:
Woo Tae KO
1
;
Sung Min HWANG
;
Moo Kyu SUH
;
Gyoung Yim HA
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea. smg@dongguk.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Infant;
Tinea capitis;
Trichophyton verrucosum
- MeSH:
Agar;
Arthrodermataceae;
Child;
Glucose;
Humans;
Imidazoles;
Infant;
Skin;
Tinea;
Tinea Capitis;
Trichophyton
- From:Korean Journal of Medical Mycology
2009;14(4):190-193
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Tinea capitis is the most frequent manifestation of dermatophyte infection in children, but is rare in infants less than 1 year of age. Furthermore, Trichophyton(T.) verrucosum as a causative organisum of tinea capitis in infants is documented very rarely. We report a 6-month-old girl with tinea capitis caused by T. verrucosum. The lesion was manifested by round, 2.0x2.0 sized, fine scaly, well-difined erythematous patch on the occiput. Culture from the skin lesion of patient on Sabouraud's dextrose agar showed typical colony of T. verrucosum. The patient was treated with topical lanoconazole application for 1 month.
