Evaluation of the adult carrier state in juvenile tinea capitis caused by Trichophyton tonsurans |
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| Authors: | D E Babel S A Baughman |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Dermatology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI 48202. |
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| Abstract: | The anthropophilic dermatophyte Trichophyton tonsurans is an occasional cause of scalp ringworm in adults. An asymptomatic adult carrier state also has been described. In this study the parents and/or grandparents of 50 children with proved T. tonsurans tinea capitis were evaluated. Cultures were obtained from the scalps of 46 asymptomatic adults; 14 of the cultures grew T. tonsurans. This population may provide a source for continued reinfection in children. |
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