Tinea Capitis in Karachi.
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چکیده
The etiology and prevalence of Tinea Capitis in adults and children was studied in 115 cases. The most common etiologic agent was Trichophyton Violaceum recovered from 82 63% cases, Trichophyton rubrum from 10.4%, Trichophyton tonsurans from 3.47% and Microsporum canis from 3.4% cases. The study includes seventy cases of "blackdot" ringworm of the scalp, four cases of Kerion and forty one cases of usual tinea capitis infection (JPMA 32.263, 1982).
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
دوره 32 11 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1982