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Tinea Capitis and Corporis in Child by Manuel Ibarra is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This case report describes an extensive infection caused by Trichophyton verrucosum in a 3-year-old boy from southwest China. The boy presented with multiple painful lesions on his face, trunk, arms, and scalp that had progressed over one month from erythematous patches to abscesses with alopecia, crusting, and discharge. Laboratory testing identified T. verrucosum as the causative agent through culture and DNA sequencing. The child lived near cattle and was successfully treated with oral itraconazole over
- Author
- Manuel Ibarra
- Language
- EN