A Case of Block Dot Ringworm Caused by trichophyton tonsurans.
- Author:
Soon Bong SUH
;
Sung Wha KIM
;
Soo Hee OH
;
Sung Koan CHOI
;
Young Jun BANG
- Publication Type:Case Report
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Alopecia;
Canada;
Diagnosis;
Hair;
Humans;
Korea;
Scalp;
Tinea Capitis;
Tinea*;
Trichophyton*;
United States
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1998;36(5):918-923
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Trichophyton tonsurans is a major causative agent of tinea capitis in the United States, Canada, Mezico and other Latin American countries, but the infection of T.tonsurans has not been reported in Korea. We report a case of tinea capitis caused by T. tonsurans in a 15-year-old student wrestler. He had a 3*3cm sized non-inflammatory alopecia with black dots on the right occipital area of the scalp. The diagnosis was established by a hght microscopic examination of the affected hairs and by mycological studies from cultures. To our knowledge, this is the first case in which T. tonsurans has been isolated in Korea, It is likely that the student acquired the infection through contact with a foreign wrestler during interaational games and practice. We should be concerned about the potential of spread of this infection in our country.
