Microsporum gypseum infection in the Siena area in 2005-2006
Fourteen cases of dermatophytosis caused by Microsporum gypseum, representing 6.8% of all dermatophytic infections reported, were diagnosed in Siena, Italy, between 2005 and 2006. There were as follows: six cases of tinea corporis, one case of tinea corporis associated with tinea capitis, one case o...
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Published in | Mycoses Vol. 52; no. 1; pp. 67 - 71 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Oxford, UK
Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd
2009
Blackwell Publishing Ltd |
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Summary: | Fourteen cases of dermatophytosis caused by Microsporum gypseum, representing 6.8% of all dermatophytic infections reported, were diagnosed in Siena, Italy, between 2005 and 2006. There were as follows: six cases of tinea corporis, one case of tinea corporis associated with tinea capitis, one case of tinea corporis associated with tinea barbae, one kerion on the head, one tinea cruris, one tinea faciei, one tinea barbae, two onychomycosis. In the three subjects with tinea corporis, the clinical appearance was impetigo-like, psoriasis-like and pityriasis rosea-like respectively. In another case, the lesion was indicative of tinea imbricata. The diagnosis was based on mycological examination. In six cases, the source of infection was a cat, whereas in the others it was contact with soil. |
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Bibliography: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0507.2008.01543.x ark:/67375/WNG-ZC1V0NPN-5 istex:1ECE2A1DF7C5ECA7FB5BF5F09EDBC4C8984AB28F ArticleID:MYC1543 ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
ISSN: | 0933-7407 1439-0507 |
DOI: | 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2008.01543.x |