First Report of <i>Trichophyton indotineae</i> Infection in Hungary.

ABSTRACT: Trichophyton indotineae is associated with difficult-to-treat, often extensive dermatophytosis and resistance to the commonly used antifungal agents. Successful therapy often necessitates higher than usual doses of systemic therapy for prolonged periods. The spread of this species has gained much attention lately, as several European and other Western hemisphere countries have recently reported their first respective cases or increasing numbers of them. Until recently, this species was not described in Hungary. Here, we report a case caused by this species in a patient with a travel history to an endemic region. The isolate was identified preliminarily by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry and confirmed by DNA sequencing; furthermore, it was subject to phenotypic antifungal susceptibility

SUBMITTER: Toth Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12028727 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature