%0 Journal Article %T Tinea capitis em adulto por Trichophyton violaceum no Brasil: relato de um caso e revis£żo da literatura %A Rodrigues %A Gustavo da Silva %A Oliveira %A Fl¨˘vio de Mattos %A Pereira %A Eduardo Figueiredo %A Cruz %A Rosana Ce Bella %J Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia %D 2008 %I Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia %R 10.1590/S0365-05962008000600008 %X tinea capitis, a scalp ringworm, is a dermatophytosis caused by fungus of the gender trichophyton and microsporum. it presents various clinical forms and is almost exclusive of children. it rarely affects an adult. a case of tinea capitis is reported in a 65-year-old woman and the nosographic aspects on this dermatophytosis in brazil are commented. %K adult %K dermatophytosis %K microsporum %K tinea capitis %K trichophyton %K trichophyton violaceum. %U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0365-05962008000600008&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en