Potential Sexual Transmission of Antifungal-Resistant Trichophyton indotineae.

ABSTRACT: We describe a case of tinea genitalis in an immunocompetent woman in Pennsylvania, USA. Infection was caused by Trichophyton indotineae potentially acquired through sexual contact. The fungus was resistant to terbinafine (first-line antifungal) but improved with itraconazole. Clinicians should be aware of T. indotineae as a potential cause of antifungal-resistant genital lesions.

SUBMITTER: Spivack S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10977831 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature