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

Tullio V, Banche G, Panzone M, Cervetti O, Roana J, Allizond V, Carlone N, Cuffini AM

Department of Public Health and Microbiology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.

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.

Published 23 July 2007 in J Med Microbiol, 56: 1122-3.
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