Tinea pedis and tinea unguium in a 7-year-old child

V Tullio; G Banche; M Panzone; O Cervetti; J Roana; V Allizond; N Carlone; A M Cuffini

doi:10.1099/jmm.0.47000-0

Tinea pedis and tinea unguium in a 7-year-old child

J Med Microbiol. 2007 Aug;56(Pt 8):1122-1123. doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.47000-0.

Authors

V Tullio¹, G Banche¹, M Panzone², O Cervetti², J Roana¹, V Allizond¹, N Carlone¹, A M Cuffini¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Public Health and Microbiology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
² Clinica Dermatologica II, Dipartimento di Discipline Medico-Chirurgiche, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.

PMID: 17644724
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.47000-0

Abstract

This report documents tinea pedis and tinea unguium in a 7-year-old child. In all cultures Trichophyton rubrum was present. As tinea pedis and tinea unguium affect adults more often than children, they might be overlooked and misdiagnosed in the latter.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Child
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Male
Onychomycosis / diagnosis*
Onychomycosis / parasitology
Trichophyton / isolation & purification*