Nannizzia polymorpha as Rare Cause of Skin Dermatophytosis

Sun, Pei-Lun; Chi, Ching-Chi; Shih, I-Hsin; Fan, Yun-Chen

doi:10.3201/eid2907.230477

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Nannizzia polymorpha as Rare Cause of Skin Dermatophytosis

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7 2023
By Sun, Pei-Lun ; Chi, Ching-Chi ; Shih, I-Hsin ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Sun, Pei-Lun ; Chi, Ching-Chi ; Shih, I-Hsin ; Fan, Yun-Chen
Description:

Nannizzia polymorpha is a dermatophyte that rarely infects humans. We describe 2 case-patients from Asia who had an inflammatory type of tinea capitis and tinea manuum caused by infection with this fungus. The diagnosis was confirmed on the basis of the morphologic and molecular characteristics of the microorganism.
Subjects:

Arthrodermataceae Asia Hand Dermatoses Humans Skin Tinea
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 2023; 29(7):1451-1454
Pubmed ID:

37347824
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC10310374
Document Type:

Journal Article
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Dispatch
Place as Subject:

Taiwan
Volume:

29
Issue:

7
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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