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Report of a Case Originating in North Carolina

J. M. HITCH, M.D.

Arch Dermatol. 1961;84(2):318-320.

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In 1950 Leland¹ reported a case of infection of the palm with Cladosporium wernecki which apparently was contracted in the region of Tallahassee, Fla. Ritchie and Pinkerton² recorded a second case originating in the United States in 1955. This patient had never been away from Galveston, Texas. The next report of indigenous cases to appear was that of Spiller et al.,³ which concerned 3 patients with tinea nigra palmaris also apparently originating in Texas. In 1958 Smith et al.⁴ contributed the histories of 2 more patients afflicted with this mycotic infection. These infections also apparently were contracted in Florida.

Thus it appears that the cases of tinea nigra palmaris originating in the United States and committed to the literature are 7—all from Florida or Texas.

Report of a Case

An 18-year-old white girl, a student, was first seen on July 18, 1960. She was in excellent . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
RALEIGH, N.C.

Footnotes
Submitted for publication March 28, 1961.

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