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Volume 29, Number 7—July 2023
Dispatch

Nannizzia polymorpha as Rare Cause of Skin Dermatophytosis

Pei-Lun SunComments to Author , Ching-Chi Chi, I-Hsin Shih, and Yun-Chen Fan
Author affiliations: Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Linkou Main Branch, Taoyuan, Taiwan (P.-L. Sun, C.-C. Chi, I.-Hsin Shih, Y.-C. Fan); Chang Gung University, Taoyuan (P.-L. Sun, I-Hsin Shih, C.-C. Chi)

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Figure 1

Clinical manifestations in 2 patients with rare cases of skin dermatophytosis caused by Nannizzia polymorpha. A) Case-patient 1, with tinea capitis; B) case-patient 2, with tinea manuum. C, D) The colony of isolate CGMHD 3492 isolated from case-patient 1 on potato dextrose agar obverse (C) and reverse (D). E, F) Microscopic features of microconidia (E) and macroconidia (F) (scale bars = 50 μm).

Figure 1. Clinical manifestations in 2 patients with rare cases of skin dermatophytosis caused by Nannizzia polymorpha. A) Case-patient 1, with tinea capitis; B) case-patient 2, with tinea manuum. C, D) The colony of isolate CGMHD 3492 isolated from case-patient 1 on potato dextrose agar obverse (C) and reverse (D). E, F) Microscopic features of microconidia (E) and macroconidia (F) (scale bars = 50 μm).

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