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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| author | Rie Roselyne Yotsu Kouamé Kouadio Aubin Yao Bamba Vagamon Motoi Takenaka Hiroyuki Murota Koichi Makimura Katsutaro Nishimoto |
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| description | 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-sampling method and cultured on Sabouraud dextrose agar plates. It was identified as <i>M. audouinii</i> both by its macroscopic and microscopic features, confirmed by DNA sequencing. These are the first documented cases of <i>M. audouinii</i> infections confirmed with DNA sequencing to be reported from Côte d’Ivoire. The practicality of the tape-sampling method makes it possible to carry out epidemiological surveys evaluating the distribution of these dermatophytic infections in remote, resource-limited settings. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a1cd9e96897545b889d2a6a736df78472023-12-03T12:56:39ZengMDPI AGTropical Medicine and Infectious Disease2414-63662021-01-0161910.3390/tropicalmed6010009Tinea Capitis Caused by <i>Microsporum audouninii</i>: A Report of Two Cases from Côte D’Ivoire, West AfricaRie Roselyne Yotsu0Kouamé Kouadio1Aubin Yao2Bamba Vagamon3Motoi Takenaka4Hiroyuki Murota5Koichi Makimura6Katsutaro Nishimoto7School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki 852-8523, JapanEco Epidemiology Unit, Pasteur Institute of Côte d’Ivoire, Abidjan, Cote D’IvoireHope Commission International, Abidjan, Cote D’IvoireRaoul Follereau Institute Côte d’Ivoire, Adzopé, Cote D’IvoireDepartment of Dermatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki 852-8501, JapanDepartment of Dermatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki 852-8501, JapanMedical Mycology, Graduate School of Medicine, Teikyo University, Tokyo 173-8605, JapanNagasaki Ekisaikai Hospital, Nagasaki 850-0034, JapanWe 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-sampling method and cultured on Sabouraud dextrose agar plates. It was identified as <i>M. audouinii</i> both by its macroscopic and microscopic features, confirmed by DNA sequencing. These are the first documented cases of <i>M. audouinii</i> infections confirmed with DNA sequencing to be reported from Côte d’Ivoire. The practicality of the tape-sampling method makes it possible to carry out epidemiological surveys evaluating the distribution of these dermatophytic infections in remote, resource-limited settings.https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/6/1/9dermatophytosisdermatophytedeveloping country<i>Microsporum audouinii</i>sub-Saharan Africatape sampling |
| spellingShingle | Rie Roselyne Yotsu Kouamé Kouadio Aubin Yao Bamba Vagamon Motoi Takenaka Hiroyuki Murota Koichi Makimura Katsutaro Nishimoto Tinea Capitis Caused by <i>Microsporum audouninii</i>: A Report of Two Cases from Côte D’Ivoire, West Africa Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease dermatophytosis dermatophyte developing country <i>Microsporum audouinii</i> sub-Saharan Africa tape sampling |
| title | Tinea Capitis Caused by <i>Microsporum audouninii</i>: A Report of Two Cases from Côte D’Ivoire, West Africa |
| title_full | Tinea Capitis Caused by <i>Microsporum audouninii</i>: A Report of Two Cases from Côte D’Ivoire, West Africa |
| title_fullStr | Tinea Capitis Caused by <i>Microsporum audouninii</i>: A Report of Two Cases from Côte D’Ivoire, West Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Tinea Capitis Caused by <i>Microsporum audouninii</i>: A Report of Two Cases from Côte D’Ivoire, West Africa |
| title_short | Tinea Capitis Caused by <i>Microsporum audouninii</i>: A Report of Two Cases from Côte D’Ivoire, West Africa |
| title_sort | tinea capitis caused by i microsporum audouninii i a report of two cases from cote d ivoire west africa |
| topic | dermatophytosis dermatophyte developing country <i>Microsporum audouinii</i> sub-Saharan Africa tape sampling |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/6/1/9 |
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