Tinea Capitis Due to Trichophyton soudanense in Cincinnati, Ohio, in Internationally Adopted Children from Liberia

Authors: Markey R.J.¹; Staat M.A.²; Gerrety M.J.T.³; Lucky A.W.⁴

Source: Pediatric Dermatology, Volume 20, Number 5, September 2003 , pp. 408-410(3)

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Abstract:

Two sisters, ages 5 and 6 years, who were adopted from Liberia, presented in Cincinnati, Ohio, with tinea capitis. Fungal cultures grew Trichophyton soudanense, a dermatophyte rarely seen in North America. Both girls had multiple other infections. They responded well to therapy with oral griseofulvin and topical selenium sulfide. With the current increase in international travel and adoption, nonendemic dermatophyte infections such as this need to be recognized.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1525-1470.2003.20507.x

Affiliations: 1: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine 2: International Adoption Center, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio 3: Microbiology 4: Pediatric Dermatology

Publication date: 2003-09-01