Trichophyton Violaceum Infection of Scalp and Glabrous Skin of an Adult

A family outbreak of tinea capitis due to Trichophyton violaceum in Michigan. Its control with griseofulvin

“…The case described by GREENttOI~SE(39) did not show any "black dots" and only one of the 44 children involved in the epidemic reported by ROSENTHAL, FISHER & FURNARI(50) presented this morphological feature. PUTKONEN & BLOMQUIST(59) stated that "black dots" were a rare finding among their 24 patients in an epidemic in Helsinki.…”

“…Single isolated cases due to Trichophyton violaceum have been described in New York City (35,36,37), Philadelphia (38), and East St. Louis (39). Only a few statistical studies of the incidence of dermatophytes record the isolation of this fungus.…”

A Localized Outbreak in New York of Tinea Capitis Due to Trichophyton Violaceum

“…Other sporadic cases of scalp infection with this organism have been reported. 5,6 The observation of two species of fungi simultaneously infecting the same scalp is rare. The purpose of this paper is to report on a localized outbreak of tinea capitis due to T. violaceum, with observations on mixed fungous infections of the scalp.…”