Tinea capitis in a newborn caused by two organisms

Susan L. Ungar; Teresita A. Laude

doi:10.1111/j.1525-1470.1997.tb00245.x

Tinea capitis in a newborn caused by two organisms

Susan L. Ungar, Teresita A. Laude

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Tinea capitis is a common infection of childhood. There have been several reports of tinea capitis in newborns. Our patient presented at 19 days of age to the emergency room with a scalp lesion of 5 days duration. The fungal culture grew both Trichophyton rubrum and Trichophyton mentagrophytes. The patient was successfully treated with oral griseofulvin.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	229-230
Number of pages	2
Journal	Pediatric Dermatology
Volume	14
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1525-1470.1997.tb00245.x
State	Published - 1997
Externally published	Yes

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