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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Tinea circinata manus due to Microsporum gypseum in a HIV-positive boy in Uganda, east Africa
Mycoses, Volume 50, No. 2, Year 2007
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Description
A 15-year-old HIV-positive Ugandan boy suffered from several dry and hyperkeratotic lesions of his left hand and forearm with circinated, erythematous and scaly morphology. Microsporum gypseum could be isolated as causative agent of this ringworm. Species differentiation was confirmed and specified by sequence analysis of the internal transcribed spacer of the ribosomal DNA. Successful topical treatment of the tinea manus was started with clotrimazole-containing ointment. © 2007 The Authors.
Authors & Co-Authors
Nenoff, Pietro
Germany
Laboratorium Für Medizinische Mikrobiologie
Gráser, Yvonne
Germany, Berlin
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Kibuka-Serunkuma, L.
Uganda, Mbarara
Mbarara University of Science and Technology
Muylowa, G. K.
Uganda, Mbarara
Mbarara University of Science and Technology
Statistics
Citations: 5
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1111/j.1439-0507.2006.01340.x
ISSN:
09337407
e-ISSN:
14390507
Research Areas
Genetics And Genomics
Infectious Diseases
Study Locations
Multi-countries
Uganda
Participants Gender
Male