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| A Case of Tinea Capitis Caused by Trichophyton rubrum |
| Young Sik Ryu, Young Min Park, Jong Yuk Yi, Tae Yoon Kim, Chung Won Kim |
| Department of Dermatology, Catholic University Medical College, Seoul, Korea |
Vol.28 Num.2 (p191~194)
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Tinea capitis is a dermatophyte infection of the scalp, eyebrows, and eyelashes caused by a variety of the genera Microsporum and Trichophyton. Dermatophytes causing tinea capitis in Korea include Microsporum canis, Trichophyton ferrugineum, Microsporum gypseum, Trichophyton mentagrophytes, Trichophyton violaceum. However, Trichophyton rubrum seldom causes tinea capitis in Korea.
We recently experienced a rare case of tinea capitis caused by Trichophyton rubrum. A 85-year-old woman complained of a painful and pruritic, scaly, erythematous patch with a few scattered folliculopustules accompanied by moderate inflammation on the frontal scalp. She was successfully treated with oral itraconazole.
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Keywords : Tinea capitis, Trichophyton rubrum |
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