Nannizzia polymorpha as Rare Cause of Skin Dermatophytosis
Nannizzia polymorpha is a dermatophyte that rarely infects humans. We describe 2 case-patients from Asia who had an inflammatory type of tinea capitis and tinea manuum caused by infection with this fungus. The diagnosis was confirmed on the basis of the morphologic and molecular characteristics of...
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| author | Pei-Lun Sun Ching-Chi Chi I-Hsin Shih Yun-Chen Fan |
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Nannizzia polymorpha is a dermatophyte that rarely infects humans. We describe 2 case-patients from Asia who had an inflammatory type of tinea capitis and tinea manuum caused by infection with this fungus. The diagnosis was confirmed on the basis of the morphologic and molecular characteristics of the microorganism.
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| spelling | doaj.art-36d4af3172b9498fb176153b60ab2ec42023-06-22T13:43:29ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592023-07-012971451145410.3201/eid2907.230477Nannizzia polymorpha as Rare Cause of Skin DermatophytosisPei-Lun SunChing-Chi ChiI-Hsin ShihYun-Chen Fan Nannizzia polymorpha is a dermatophyte that rarely infects humans. We describe 2 case-patients from Asia who had an inflammatory type of tinea capitis and tinea manuum caused by infection with this fungus. The diagnosis was confirmed on the basis of the morphologic and molecular characteristics of the microorganism. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/7/23-0477_articleNannizzia polymorphafungifungal infectionsdermatophyteskin dermatophytosistinea capitis |
| spellingShingle | Pei-Lun Sun Ching-Chi Chi I-Hsin Shih Yun-Chen Fan Nannizzia polymorpha as Rare Cause of Skin Dermatophytosis Emerging Infectious Diseases Nannizzia polymorpha fungi fungal infections dermatophyte skin dermatophytosis tinea capitis |
| title | Nannizzia polymorpha as Rare Cause of Skin Dermatophytosis |
| title_full | Nannizzia polymorpha as Rare Cause of Skin Dermatophytosis |
| title_fullStr | Nannizzia polymorpha as Rare Cause of Skin Dermatophytosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nannizzia polymorpha as Rare Cause of Skin Dermatophytosis |
| title_short | Nannizzia polymorpha as Rare Cause of Skin Dermatophytosis |
| title_sort | nannizzia polymorpha as rare cause of skin dermatophytosis |
| topic | Nannizzia polymorpha fungi fungal infections dermatophyte skin dermatophytosis tinea capitis |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/7/23-0477_article |
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