Unusual Microsporum Canis Infections in Adult HIV Patients

Tinea capitis in men, including those with HIV, was rare, and Microsporum species nail infections were extremely rare. This study described two HIV-infected men with unusual M. canis infections. One presented with alopecia and the other with scalp scaling; one also had tinea unguium. Ketoconazole and terbinafine were ineffective, but itraconazole was effective after many months, curing only one patient.