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  • The study highlights a shift in the causes of tinea capitis, particularly due to changing migration patterns, focusing on 19 cases linked to the rare fungus Microsporum audouinii in South America.
  • All patients were male children, averaging 6.1 years old, with the majority residing in Rio de Janeiro.
  • Treatment varied due to medication shortages, with griseofulvin and terbinafine prescribed, but terbinafine led to longer recovery times when switched for some patients, indicating ongoing changes in the region's fungal infections.

Article Abstract

The etiology of tinea capitis changes over time, mainly due to trends in migration. We report 19 cases of tinea capitis caused by Microsporum audouinii, an uncommon agent in South America, all of them confirmed by molecular methods. All patients were male. The average age was 6.1 years. Fifteen patients were residents of Rio de Janeiro city and four were from neighboring cities. Among the patients submitted to follow-up, griseofulvin was prescribed for eight of them. Due to medication shortages, terbinafine was prescribed for five patients, needing to be switched in three cases, with a bigger total average time until clinical improvement. The study reaffirms the emergence of a new etiological agent in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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