TRICHOPHYTON VIOLACEUM INFECTION OF SCALP IN AN ADULT WITH DISCOID LUPUS

  • Filipa Ventura Serviço de Dermatologia e Venereologia, Hospital de Braga
  • Joana Gomes Serviço de Dermatologia e Venereologia, Hospital de Braga
  • Maria da Luz Duarte Serviço de Dermatologia e Venereologia, Hospital de Braga
  • José Carlos Fernandes Serviço de Dermatologia e Venereologia, Hospital de Braga
  • Celeste Brito Serviço de Dermatologia e Venereologia, Hospital de Braga
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29021/spdv.69.1.645
Keywords: Adult, Dermatophyte infection of the scalp, Trichophyton violaceum

Abstract

Tinea capitis is a dermatophyte infection of the scalp. The most frequent pathogens in the Hospital de Braga are Microsporum canis and Trichophyton mentagrophytes var. granulare. It is a common infection in children but rare in adults. A case of an adult woman with discoid lupus and a Trichophyton violaceum infection of scalp is reported.

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Published
2016-11-23
How to Cite
Ventura, F., Gomes, J., Duarte, M. da L., Fernandes, J. C., & Brito, C. (2016). TRICHOPHYTON VIOLACEUM INFECTION OF SCALP IN AN ADULT WITH DISCOID LUPUS. Journal of the Portuguese Society of Dermatology and Venereology, 69(1), 129-132. https://doi.org/10.29021/spdv.69.1.645
Issue
Vol 69 No 1 (2011): Janeiro - Março
Section
Case Reports

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