Studies of Ringworm. Part I. Microsporum Audouini Infection in India
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Ringworm of the Scalp in India
Out of 53 consecutive cases of tinea o scalp that have been seen at the Cl1 a School of Tropical Medicine during the as three years 20 have been found to be caused by Trichophyton violaceum; the remainder wer caused by Microsporon audouini with the exception of two cases of favus. These 20 cases of T. violaceum infection included five Europeans, twelve Mohammed and three Marwaris. No case was o...
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