Fig. 13. Ringworm infection of three members of a family, showing variations in the site 

 of involvement and in the degree of inflammation. The source of the infection was not deter- 

 mined. All three patients responded readily to fungicidal therapy. The culture in each ease 

 revealed T. gypseum (granular). A, pustular tinea capitis of one month's duration in a boy 

 aged 5. B, tinea glabrosa (eczematous type) <>t two weeks' duration in a girl aged 4. ('. /). /■; 

 ■ lll(1 I- involvemenl of the right hand and forearm, face, toes and right elbow, of one year's 

 duration in a hoy aged 8; in all sites the lesions showed mild inflammation. 



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