Authors: Andrelou Fralete Ayres Vallarelli

A case of a tinea favosa involving the scalp of a child represented in the painting "Boys climbing a tree" (Muchachos trepando a un árbol), by Francisco Goya y Lucientes, with pictorial representation of favic scutula and consequent alopecia.

Topics: Alopecia; History, 18th Century; Medicine in the Arts; Paintings; Tinea Favosa; Trichophyton

PubMed: 25387510
DOI: 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20143262

Authors: Sonia Anane, Olfa Chtourou

INTRODUCTION

Favus of the scalp or tinea capitis favosa is a chronic dermatophyte infection of the scalp. In almost cases, favus is caused by Trichophyton schoenleinii, anthropophilic dermatophyte. It is characterized by the presence of scutula and severe alopecia. Besides the classic clinical type of tinea capitis favosa, there are many variant of clinical form which may persist undiagnosed for many years. In this work, we report an atypical form of favus to Trichophyton schoenleinii which was misdiagnosed as tinea amiantacea.

CASE-REPORT

An 11-year old girl came to the outpatient department of dermatology (day 0) with history of tinea amiantacea treated unsuccessfully with keratolytic shampoo (day - 730). She presented a diffuse scaling of the scalp with thick scaly patches and without scutula or alopecia. A diagnosis of tinea favosa by T. schoenleinii was made by mycological examination. She was treated with griseofulvin and ketoconazole in the form of foaming gel for twelve weeks. Despite treatment, clinical evolution was marked by appearance of permanent alopecia patches. The follow-up mycological examination was negative.

CONCLUSION

Because of ultimate evolution of favus into alopecia, we emphasize the importance of mycological examination in case of diffuse scaling.

PubMed: 24432210
DOI: 10.1016/j.mmcr.2012.12.005

In Vitro Antifungal Susceptibility Profiles of 12 Antifungal Drugs against 55 Trichophyton schoenleinii Isolates from Tinea Capitis Favosa Patients in Iran, Turkey, and China.

Authors: Shuwen Deng, Saham Ansari, Macit Ilkit...

Trichophyton schoenleinii is an anthropophilic dermatophyte mainly causing tinea favosa of the scalp in certain regions of the world, especially Africa and Asia. We investigated the in vitro susceptibilities of 55 T. schoenleinii isolates collected over the last 30 years from Iran, Turkey, and China to 12 antifungals using the CLSI broth microdilution method. Our results revealed that terbinafine and ketoconazole were the most potent antifungal agents among those tested, independently of the geographic regions where strains were isolated.

Topics: Antifungal Agents; China; Humans; Iran; Ketoconazole; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Naphthalenes; Terbinafine; Tinea Favosa; Trichophyton; Turkey

PubMed: 27956429
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.01753-16

Authors: K A Khan, A A Anwar

Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Child; Child, Preschool; Female; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Male; Microsporum; Middle Aged; Pakistan; Tinea Capitis; Tinea Favosa; Trichophyton

PubMed: 5697378
DOI: 10.1038/jid.1968.157

Authors:

PubMed: 21379048
DOI: No ID Found

Authors: Xiu-Jiao Xia, Hui-Lin Zhi, Ze-Hu Liu...

Topics: Humans; Tinea Favosa

PubMed: 35636635
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2022.05.053

Authors: L Conde-Salazar Gómez, F Heras Mendaza

From the moment the Olavide Museum opened its doors in 1882 until its content was packed up around 1965 and lost sight of for a time, it underwent a succession of changes. Some of those changes cannot be fully documented now because the archives of the Provincial Council (Diputación) of Madrid were lost during the Spanish Civil War. The museum was initially housed in Hospital de San Juan de Dios, in the neighborhood of Atocha. Because this hospital treated mainly venereal diseases, much of the information we have about it comes from newspapers or magazines of the period, and their accounts were often sensationalistic. When a large number of the museum's wax figures were rediscovered, along with a great many accompanying documents, in December 2005, the material allowed 3 sculptors-Zofío, Barta, and López Álvarez-to be identified. Case histories corresponding to the figures were also among the papers found. As a result, the truth about certain legends associated with the museum, the sculptors, and the patients could be unraveled. Among the patients whose stories were brought to light was one referred to as the boy with generalized tinea favosa, or crusted ringworm.

Topics: Child; Famous Persons; History, 20th Century; Humans; Male; Museums; Sculpture; Spain; Tinea Favosa

PubMed: 25583289
DOI: 10.1016/j.ad.2014.11.008

Authors: E C Jones

Topics: Tinea Favosa

PubMed: 19993612
DOI: 10.1177/003591574704000921

Authors: Enrique Zofío, L Conde-Salazar, F Heras...

Topics: Dermatologic Agents; History, 19th Century; Humans; Male; Manikins; Museums; Ointments; Spain; Thymol; Tinea Favosa

PubMed: 18558061
DOI: 10.1016/s0001-7310(08)74724-0