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Epidemiology • Rev. Inst. Med. trop. S. Paulo 34 (3) • June 1992 • https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46651992000300009   copy

Outbreak of Tinea capitis by Trichophyton tonsurans and Microsporum canis in Niterói, RJ, Brazil

Microepidemia de tinha do couro cabeludo por Trichophyton tonsurans e Microsporum canis em Niterói, RJ, Brasil

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18 girls from an orphanage (Orfanato Santo Antônio) in Niterói presented tinea capitis due to Trichophyton tonsurans (15 cases - 83.3%) and Microsporum canis (3 cases - 26.7%). Comments are made about clinical, mycological and therapeutic aspects of this microepidemy

Dermatophytosis; Epidemy; Griseofulvin; Microsporum canis; Trichophyton tonsurans; Tinea capitis

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