Tinea capitis favosa in Poland.

Author(s): Niczyporuk W, Krajewska-Kulak E, Lukaszuk C

Affiliation(s): Department of Dermatology and Venerology Medical Academy, Bialystok, Poland.

Publication date & source: 2004-06, Mycoses., 47(5-6):257-60.

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Tinea capitis favosa is uncommon in Europe. We describe two patients who had local alopecia caused by Trichophyton schoenleinii. In the first case, we observed good clinical response after griseofulvin treatment and in the second case after topical application of ciclopirox cream.