Trichophyton violaceum infection of the scalp in Poona (India)

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Feb 1961 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Mycopathologia et Mycologia Applicata, volume 14, pages 57-63 (issn: 0301-486X, eissn: 1573-0832,

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Authors: B B, GOKHALAY; A A, PADHYE; M J, THIRUMALACHAR;

doi: 10.1007/bf02051438

pmid: 13706353

Trichophyton violaceum infection of the scalp in Poona (India)

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Abstract

A report of thirty-four cases of ringworm of the scalp caused byT. violaceum studied at Sassoon Hospitals, Poona, India, is presented. The infections were found to be more common in children of the ages between 5 to 15 during the months of February to June. Majority of the affected individuals were undernourished. Symptomatologically the cases fall into five groups.

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B. J. Medical College & Sassoon Hospital
India

Keywords

Scalp, Tinea, Trichophyton, Humans, India

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