Molecular diagnosis of kerion celsi caused by Trichophyton tonsurans in a Italian child
T. tonsurans is an anthropophilic dermatophyte causing several clinical variants of tinea capitis including the Kerion celsi that can be often unrecognised or confused with other lesions. We report a case of Kerion celsi caused by Trichophyton tonsurans in a child following an excoriation to the sca...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-06-01
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Series: | Medical Mycology Case Reports |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753919300351 |