First report of tinea corporis caused by Trichophyton quinckeanum in Iran and its antifungal susceptibility profile.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

Trichophyton quinckeanum, a known zoophilic dermatophyte responsible for favus form in rodents and camels, is occasionally reported to cause human infections.

Case report

This study aimed to report a case of tinea corporis caused by T. quinckeanum that experienced annular erythematous pruritic plaque with abundant purulent secretions. In June 2021, a 15-year-old girl with an erythematous cup shape lesion on the right wrist bigger than 3 cm in diameter was examined for tinea corporis. Since March, 2016 her family has kept several camels at home. Direct examination of skin scraping and purulent exudates revealed branching septal hyaline hyphae and arthrospore. Morphological evaluation of the recovered isolate from the culture and sequencing

SUBMITTER: Aghili SR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10509498 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature