Extensive tinea capitis and corporis in a child caused by Trichophyton verrucosum

Publication date: Available online 22 February 2019Source: Journal de Mycologie MédicaleAuthor(s): Y. Jiang, P. Zhan, A.M.S. Al-Hatmi, G. Shi, Y. Wei, A.H.G.G. van den Ende, J.F. Meis, H. Lu, G.S. de HoogAbstractA 3-year-old boy presented with multiple lesions of tinea corporis with dermatophytids, and subsequent inflammatory lesions with alopecia on the scalp. At the beginning, topical clobetasone butyrate was prescribed. The infection was diagnosed as dermatophytosis on the basis of positive direct microscopy and fungal culture. The etiological agent was isolated from all sampled sites and identified as Trichophyton verrucosum. Clonal nature of the infection was confirmed by random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis. The child lived in close vicinity of cattle. He was successfully treated with itraconazole.
Source: Journal of Medical Mycology - Category: Biology Source Type: research