Favus

Favus has become a rarely found chronic fungal infection mainly Caused by Trichophyton schoenleini and occasionally by Trichophyton violaceum or Microisporum gypseum. It can still be found in areas where the population suffers from poor hygiene and malnutrition. Cases are seen in the Mediterranean b...

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Veröffentlicht in:	International journal of dermatology 1980-03, Vol.19 (2), p.89-92
Hauptverfasser:	Dvoretzky, Israel, Fisher, Benjamin K., Movshovitz, Moshe, Schewach‐Millet, Miriam
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Female Griseofulvin - therapeutic use Humans Male Skin - pathology Tinea - diagnosis Tinea - microbiology Tinea - pathology Tinea Capitis - diagnosis Tinea Capitis - microbiology Tinea Capitis - pathology Trichophyton - isolation & purification
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Zusammenfassung:	Favus has become a rarely found chronic fungal infection mainly Caused by Trichophyton schoenleini and occasionally by Trichophyton violaceum or Microisporum gypseum. It can still be found in areas where the population suffers from poor hygiene and malnutrition. Cases are seen in the Mediterranean basin, the Middle East. Asia. Poland. Russia, France, and the Balkans. Isolated cases have also been reported from South Africa. Mexico, Central America, and canada. Cases are encountered occasionally in the United States, almost exclusively in immigrants.
ISSN:	0011-9059 1365-4632
DOI:	10.1111/j.1365-4362.1980.tb00259.x