Korean J Med Mycol.
2010 Mar;15(1):18-21.
Two Cases of Tinea Capitis Caused by Microsporum canis in Elderly Women
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Dermatology, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, South Korea. hanukkim@chonbuk.ac.kr
Abstract
- Tinea capitis is the most common in children, but can be seen in adults. In the adult population, tinea capitis is more frequent in elderly women than other adults. We report two cases of tinea capitis occurring in an 85-year-old female and an 80-year-old female. The vertex of the former showed an erythematous scaly patch with slight hair loss and the scalp of the latter showed a painful erythematous plaque with severe hair loss. From two patients, Microsporum canis was isolated.
