Korean J Dermatol.  1993 Oct;31(5):760-764.

Three cases of tinea capitis caused by Microsporum Ferrugineum

• Kim HU
• Choi CJ
• Yun SK

Abstract

Microsporum ferrugineum was the most common cause of tinea captis in Korea until the middle of the 1970s, but this organism has been only rarely isolated from the scalp ringworm during recent years. We report, three cases of tinea capitis occurring in a 2-year-old male, a 10 year-old female and a 5-year-old male. From all three patients, Microsporum ferrugineum was isolated.

Keyword

Tinea Capitis; Micros;aeirum Ferrugineum; Epidemiology

MeSH Terms

Child
Child, Preschool
Epidemiology
Female
Humans
Korea
Male
Microsporum*
Scalp
Tinea Capitis*
Tinea*