1992•Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São PauloOpen access

Outbreak of Tinea capitis by Trichophyton tonsurans and Microsporum canis in Niterói, RJ, Brazil

Loan Towersey, Roderick J. Hay, Maria Helena Monteiro, Márcio Brito Lago, Eunice de Castro Soares Martins, Rogério Ribeiro Estrella

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Abstract

18 girls from an orphanage (Orfanato Santo Antônio) in Niterói presented tinea capitis due to Trichophyton tonsurans (15 cases-83.3%) and Microsporum canis (3 cases-26.7%). Comments are made about clinical, mycological and therapeutic aspects of this microepidemic.

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Key concepts: Microsporum canis, Trichophyton tonsurans, Tinea capitis, Microsporum, Outbreak, Dermatology, Medicine, Mycosis