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Tinea capitis due to Microsporum audouinii in Malta. 2003

L Vella Zahra, and D Vella Briffa

Medical School, Mycology Laboratory, Pathology Department, St Luke's Hospital, Malta. azalea@digigate.net

We describe a case of tinea capitis in a 4-year-old boy caused by Microsporum audouinii var. langeronii. This is the first recorded case of tinea capitis due to this dermatophyte in the Maltese Islands.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D008319	Malta	An independent state consisting of three islands: Malta, Comino and Gozo, located in the Mediterranean Sea, south of Sicily. Its capital is Valetta.
D008864	Microsporum	A mitosporic Oxygenales fungal genus causing various diseases of the skin and hair. The species Microsporum canis produces TINEA CAPITIS and tinea corporis, which usually are acquired from domestic cats and dogs. Teleomorphs includes Arthroderma (Nannizzia). (Alexopoulos et al., Introductory Mycology, 4th edition, p305)	Microsporon,Microsporons,Microsporums
D009281	Naphthalenes	Two-ring crystalline hydrocarbons isolated from coal tar. They are used as intermediates in chemical synthesis, as insect repellents, fungicides, lubricants, preservatives, and, formerly, as topical antiseptics.
D002675	Child, Preschool	A child between the ages of 2 and 5.	Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D006118	Griseofulvin	An antifungal agent used in the treatment of TINEA infections.	Fulvicin-U-F,Grifulvin V,Gris-PEG,Grisactin,Grisefuline,Fulvicin U F,FulvicinUF,Gris PEG,GrisPEG
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000077291	Terbinafine	A naphthalene derivative that inhibits fungal SQUALENE EPOXIDASE and is used to treat DERMATOMYCOSES of the skin and nails.	(E)-N-(6,6-Dimethyl-2-heptenynyl)-N-methyl-1-naphthalenementhamin hydrochloride,DA 5505,Lamisil,SF 86-327,SF-86-327,TDT-067,Terbinafine Hydrochloride,Terbinafine, (Z)-,Terbinafine, (Z)-isomer,SF 86 327,SF 86327,SF86327,TDT 067,TDT067
D000935	Antifungal Agents	Substances that destroy fungi by suppressing their ability to grow or reproduce. They differ from FUNGICIDES, INDUSTRIAL because they defend against fungi present in human or animal tissues.	Anti-Fungal Agents,Antifungal Agent,Fungicides, Therapeutic,Antibiotics, Antifungal,Therapeutic Fungicides,Agent, Antifungal,Anti Fungal Agents,Antifungal Antibiotics
D014006	Tinea Capitis	Ringworm of the scalp and associated hair mainly caused by species of MICROSPORUM; TRICHOPHYTON; and EPIDERMOPHYTON, which may occasionally involve the eyebrows and eyelashes.	Kerion Celsi,Tinea Capitis Profunda,Trichophytia Profunda Barbae,Trichophytia Profunda Capitis,Barbae, Trichophytia Profunda,Capitides, Trichophytia Profunda,Capitis Profunda, Tinea,Capitis Profundas, Tinea,Capitis, Trichophytia Profunda,Profunda Barbae, Trichophytia,Profunda Capitides, Trichophytia,Profunda Capitis, Trichophytia,Profunda, Tinea Capitis,Profundas, Tinea Capitis,Tinea Capitis Profundas,Trichophytia Profunda Capitides