Tinea Capitis Due to Trichophyton Soudanense

November 1977 in “ Archives of Dermatology ”

Donald R. Cox

tinea capitis Trichophyton soudanense scalp infection dermatophyte alopecic plaques broken hairs spores enlarged lymph nodes Sabouraud's glucose agar scalp ringworm fungal infection hair loss patches fungal spores swollen lymph nodes fungal culture medium

TLDR A 6-year-old girl in the U.S. had a rare scalp infection caused by *Trichophyton soudanense*.

A 6-year-old girl from Philadelphia developed tinea capitis caused by Trichophyton soudanense, marking the first reported case of this scalp infection in the United States. She presented with four pruritic, alopecic plaques on her scalp, characterized by scaly, dull red lesions with black dots of broken hairs containing spores. Enlarged lymph nodes were noted in the posterior cervical and postauricular areas. Laboratory culture confirmed the diagnosis by yielding a characteristic colony of the dermatophyte.

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