Tinea corporis caused by Trichophyton equinum in a rider and review of the literature

Autor: Andrea Peano, Giovanni Genovese, Stefano Veraldi
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Infection. 46:135-137
ISSN: 1439-0973
0300-8126
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-017-1067-3
Popis: Trichophyton equinum is a zoophilic dermatophyte usually causing ringworm in horses. Cases of skin infections in humans are very rare. CASE REPORT : ​We describe a case of tinea corporis caused by T. equinum on a buttock of a rider who often rode bareback with short trousers.Although T. equinum was considered in the past as a strict zoophilic dermatophyte, our case report confirms that it can cause dermatophytoses also in humans. A review of epidemiological and clinical features of human infections caused by T. equinum is presented.
Databáze: OpenAIRE