Scalp Colonization by Trichophyton tonsurans in an Urban Pediatric Clinic
- 1 October 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Dermatology
- Vol. 124 (10) , 1511-1513
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archderm.1988.01670100013004
Abstract
• Random culturing of the scalp in 200 healthy children in a large metropolitan children's hospital revealed that eight (4%) of the patients had cultures that were positive forTrichophyton tonsuransvarietysulfureum. Infections were not clinically apparent and were asymptomatic. All of the patients with positive cultures were black and six braided their hair.Trichophyton tonsuransappears to exist in an asymptomatic state in this welldefined population of children. (Arch Dermatol1988;124:1511-1513)Keywords
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