Nannizzia polymorpha as Rare Cause of Skin Dermatophytosis

Nannizzia polymorpha is a dermatophyte that rarely infects humans. We describe 2 case-patients from Asia who had an inflammatory type of tinea capitis and tinea manuum caused by infection with this fungus. The diagnosis was confirmed on the basis of the morphologic and molecular characteristics of t...

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Autores principales: Sun, Pei-Lun, Chi, Ching-Chi, Shih, I-Hsin, Fan, Yun-Chen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2023
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10310374/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37347824
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2907.230477
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Sumario:Nannizzia polymorpha is a dermatophyte that rarely infects humans. We describe 2 case-patients from Asia who had an inflammatory type of tinea capitis and tinea manuum caused by infection with this fungus. The diagnosis was confirmed on the basis of the morphologic and molecular characteristics of the microorganism.

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