Unusual Microsporum canis infections in adult HIV patients.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Tinea capitis in men, even if infected with HIV, is infrequent. Microsporum species nail infections are extremely rare. In most cases Microsporum canis infection is usually easy to treat with antifungal agents. We describe two HIV-infected men with an unusual M. canis infection. Both patients had tinea capitis, presenting as alopecia in one and scaling of the scalp in the other. One patient also had tinea unguium caused by M. canis. Ketoconazole was ineffective in both patients; terbinafine was tried in one patient without benefit; itraconazole was effective in both, but treatment took many months and only one patient was cured.
Medical subject headings
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- Dermatomycoses
- Microsporum