Tinea Capitis Due to Trichophyton Soudanense
November 1977
in “
Archives of Dermatology
”
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 scalp infection by this dermatophyte in the United States. She presented with four pruritic, alopecic plaques on her scalp, characterized by broken hairs containing spores and enlarged lymph nodes. The diagnosis was confirmed through culture on Sabouraud's glucose agar, which produced a distinctive colony.