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REPORT OF A CASE

ROYAL M. MONTGOMERY, M.D.; ESTHER A. WALZER, B.S.

Arch Derm Syphilol. 1942;46(1):40-43.

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Few cases of tinea ciliorum have been reported in the literature. Sequeira¹ wrote: "Tinea of the eyelashes is exceedingly rare. I have not met with a case." Sabouraud reported that it is rare in France and less rare in Italy. Weidman² also stated that the eyelid is not a common region to be affected by ringworm.

Arijewitsch,³ Davidson and Gregory,⁴ Coutela and Offret,⁵ McCarthy⁶ and others⁷ have reported cases of fungous infection of the eyelashes. In the case reported by Davidson and Gregory Trichophyton album was isolated. In Arijewitsch's case Microsporum lanosum was found. In the case of Coutela and Offret Trichophyton asteroides was the responsible organism. In McCarthy's case Trichophyton granulosum was the cause.

Of 560 cases of tinea capitis (with organisms found on culture) at the Skin and Cancer Unit of the New York Post-Graduate Medical School and Hospital between January . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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From the Skin and Cancer Unit of the New York Post-Graduate Medical School and Hospital.

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