TINEA CAPITIS AND CORPORIS IN AN INFANT FOUR WEEKS OLD

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Abstract
Recently, a 4-week-old Negro infant boy was seen in the skin clinic with several 2 to 3 cm. circinate and annular lesions on the forehead (Fig. 1). These lesions were clear in the center and spreading peripherally. On the frontal, parietal, and occipital regions of the scalp were scattered small scaling areas with broken-off hairs. Typical greenish fluorescence was noted when the lesions were exposed to the Wood light. Scrapings from the skin examined in 20% KOH showed positive results, and cultures of the skin and hairs on Sabouraud media produced Microsporum audouini. Another child, a cousin of the baby, had tinea capitis and was living in the same house. The mother noticed the appearance of the lesions on the scalp and forehead of the baby two days before coming to the clinic. Perusal of the literature1 discloses that the youngest patients with tinea capitis caused by M. audouini

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