Clinical and Laboratory Characteristics of a Tinea Capitis Outbreak Among Novice Buddhist Monks.

Autor: Bunyaratavej, Sumanas, Leeyaphan, Charussri, Rujitharanawong, Chuda, Muanprasat, Chanai, Matthapan, Lalita
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Zdroj: Pediatric Dermatology; May/Jun2017, Vol. 34 Issue 3, p371-373, 3p, 1 Color Photograph, 1 Diagram
Abstrakt: Sixty novice Buddhist monks with tinea capitis confirmed according to clinical presentation and mycological laboratory finding were included in this study. Mixed-type clinical presentation was observed in approximately half of all cases, together with scarring alopecia (95%) and superficial fungal skin infection at locations other than the scalp (43.3%). The major isolated organism was Trichophyton violaceum, and mixed-organism infection was found in 27 cases (45%). Slow-onset presentation and an extensive area of infection were significantly associated with mixed-type clinical presentation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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