| analysis of 25 cases of microsporum canis infection encountered at a dermatology clinic in kumamoto during a recent 3-year period. | twenty-five cases of dermatophytoses caused by microsporum canis were encountered during a 3-year period (january 2008-december 2010). their diagnosis was based on detection of fungal elements by direct microscopy and identification of m. canis by fungal culture. there were 17 women and 8 men ; they ranged in age from 4 to 85 years (mean, 34.6). the affected site was the head (n=5), face (n=8), neck (n=5), arm (n=8), leg (n=5), and trunk (n=5) ; exposed sites were those most often affected. a lo ... | 2011 | 21788725 |