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Twenty six adult male patients with superficial mycotic infection of the penis are described. Sixteen of these had scrotal involvement as well. Results of the fungal species isolated, revealed a preponderance of T. rubrum. Results of Cellular and humoral immune parameters studied are presented.
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Kumar, B., Talwar, P. & Kaur, S. Penile tinea. Mycopathologia 75, 169–172 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00482812
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