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Case Report
Favus in a Haryana village
PK Nigam, JS Pasricha, Uma Banerjee
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Correspondence Address:
P K Nigam
Correspondence Address:
P K Nigam
| How to cite this article: Nigam P K, Pasricha J S, Banerjee U. Favus in a Haryana village. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 1990;56:137-138 |
Copyright: (C)1990 Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprology
Abstract
A 26-year-old female, resident of a rural area of district Gurgaon (Haryana), had asymptomatic sulphur - yellow, cup-shaped lesions, typical of favus, on her scalp for the last 5 years. Some of the nails were also affected. KOH examination of scrapings from the scalp lesions and the nails were positive for fungus. Culture from both these sites showed T. Schoenleinii. This is a case of favus occurring in a non-enderaic area.
Keywords: Facus. Non-endemic
