Chronically Recurrent and Disseminated Tinea Faciei/Corporis-Autoinoculation from Asymptomatic Tinea Capitis Carriage.
Summary of "Chronically Recurrent and Disseminated Tinea Faciei/Corporis-Autoinoculation from Asymptomatic Tinea Capitis Carriage."
We report clinical findings in a 12-year-old girl with long-term recurrent and disseminated multiple eruptions of tinea faciei and tinea corporis, which persisted for 10 years. Mycological examination revealed the dermatophyte Trichophyton tonsurans in both scale samples from the body lesions and in brushing samples from her asymptomatic scalp, suggesting that she was an asymptomatic dermatophyte carrier on the scalp, and autoinoculation of the dermatophyte was responsible for the recurrent and disseminated tinea faciei/corporis.
Affiliation
Department of Dermatology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
Journal Details
This article was published in the following journal.
Name: Pediatric dermatology
ISSN: 1525-1470
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Links
- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20796239
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1525-1470.2010.01270.x
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Tinea
A general term describing various dermatophytoses. Specific types include TINEA CAPITIS (ringworm of the scalp), TINEA FAVOSA (of scalp and skin), TINEA PEDIS (athlete's foot), and tinea unguium (see ONYCHOMYCOSIS, ringworm of the nails). (Dorland, 27th ed)
Microsporum
A mitosporic Oxygenales fungal genus causing various diseases of the skin and hair. The species Microsporum canis produces TINEA CAPITIS and tinea corporis, which usually are acquired from domestic cats and dogs. Teleomorphs includes Arthroderma (Nannizzia). (Alexopoulos et al., Introductory Mycology, 4th edition, p305)
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Epidermophyton
A fungal genus which grows in the epidermis and is the cause of TINEA.
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