The First Non-African Case of Trichophyton rubrum var. raubitschekii or a Urease-Positive Trichophyton rubrum in Central Europe?
| Autor: | Monika Bowszyc-Dmochowska, Ryszard Żaba, Honorata Kubisiak-Rzepczyk, Kinga Adamska, Michał J. Kowalczyk, Zygmunt Adamski, Paweł Bartkiewicz, Agnieszka Banaszak |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Male Antifungal Agents Dermatophytes Trichophyton rubrum var. raubitschekii Epidemiology Itraconazole Veterinary (miscellaneous) Topical treatment Plant Science Trichophyton rubrum Biology DNA Ribosomal Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology Microbiology African origin Article Tinea Trichophyton Dermatophytosis DNA Ribosomal Spacer RNA Ribosomal 28S Diagnosis medicine Humans DNA Fungal skin and connective tissue diseases Tinea manuum Genes rRNA RNA Fungal Sequence Analysis DNA Hand biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Urease Treatment Outcome veterinary (miscalleneous) Urease gene Poland Agronomy and Crop Science medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Mycopathologia |
| ISSN: | 1573-0832 0301-486X |
| Popis: | We report a case of a 34-year-old Polish Caucasian male who was diagnosed with tinea manuum caused by Trichophyton rubrum var. raubitschekii. It would be the first described case of a dermatophytosis caused by this fungus in Poland and one of a few cases in Central Europe described so far. Admittedly, it would be the first case in Central Europe with no evidence pointing to African origin. The clinical condition improved after administering itraconazole (daily dose 100 mg orally) supplemented with a topical treatment, while the patient was totally cured after 2 months. The histopathological examination turned out to be highly useful in the diagnostic process. The genetic analysis of the urease gene pointed to a urease-positive T. rubrum rather than T. rubrum var. raubitschekii. |
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