Tinea favosa: familiar occurence in Itapecerica da Serra (São Paulo State - Brazil)

Authors

  • Walter Belda Junior FMUSP; Departamento de Dermatologia
  • Maria Denise F. Takahashi FMUSP; Hospital das Clínicas
  • Valéria Aoki FMUSP
  • Luis Carlos Cucé FMUSP; Departamento de Dermatologia
  • Alberto Salebian USP; Faculdade de Medicina
  • Mírian N. Sotto FMUSP; Hospital das Clínicas; Divisão de Dermatologia

Keywords:

Tinha favosa, Griseofulvina

Abstract

Four cases of Tinea favosa occurred in the same family are reported in a small city of Brazil (Itapecerica da Serra - State of São Paulo). Trichophyton schoenleinii was isolated from all four cases. Treatment consisted of oral griseofulvin (10 mg/kg/day) for at least three months.

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Published

1990-02-01

Issue

Vol. 32 No. 1 (1990)

Section

Case Reports

How to Cite

Belda Junior, W., Takahashi, M. D. F., Aoki, V., Cucé, L. C., Salebian, A., & Sotto, M. N. (1990). Tinea favosa: familiar occurence in Itapecerica da Serra (São Paulo State - Brazil) . Revista Do Instituto De Medicina Tropical De São Paulo, 32(1), 58-62. https://revistas.usp.br/rimtsp/article/view/28709