Ann Dermatol.  2018 Apr;30(2):241-242. 10.5021/ad.2018.30.2.241.

Tinea Faciei in a Mother and Daughter Caused by Arthroderma benhamiae

• Lee WJ
• Eun DH
• Jang YH
• Lee SJ
• Bang YJ
• Jun JB

• KMID: 2414693
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5021/ad.2018.30.2.241

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Arthrodermataceae*
Humans
Mothers*
Nuclear Family*
Tinea*

Figure

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  Fig. 1 (A) Peripherally radiating and centrally raised, granular and downy colonies cultured from mother and (B) her daughter.

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  Fig. 2 (A) Septate mycelium with a great number of small round microconidia and a few macroconidia from mother. (B) Septate mycelium with a great number of small round microconidia and spiral hyphae from her daughter (A, B: lactophenol cotton blue stain, ×200).

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