Tinea Capitis Caused by <i>Microsporum audouninii</i>: A Report of Two Cases from Côte D’Ivoire, West Africa

Tinea Capitis Caused by <i>Microsporum audouninii</i>: A Report of Two Cases from Côte D’Ivoire, West Africa

We report here two cases of tinea capitis caused by <i>Microsporum (M.) audouinii</i> in Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa. The patients were a three-year-old boy and a six-year-old girl who presented with scaly patches on the scalp. The causative fungus was isolated using an adhesive tape-samp...

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Main Authors: Rie Roselyne Yotsu, Kouamé Kouadio, Aubin Yao, Bamba Vagamon, Motoi Takenaka, Hiroyuki Murota, Koichi Makimura, Katsutaro Nishimoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-01-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
Subjects:
dermatophytosis
dermatophyte
developing country
<i>Microsporum audouinii</i>
sub-Saharan Africa
tape sampling
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/6/1/9

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