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