A case of Tinea Faciei caused by Trichophyton benhamiae: first report in China.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Trichophyton benhamiae is a zoophilic dermatophyte that can cause tinea in humans and animals. Lesions caused by T. benhamiae tend to be highly inflammatory, and patients are often infected by animals or other patients infected with T. benhamiae. In this paper, we report the first case of tinea faciei caused by T. benhamiae in a Chinese girl who might be transmitted from a fox. CASE PRESENTATION:A 4-year-old girl from HaiNing city developed an itchy, erythematous, and annular plaque on her right face for the past 2 months. Before the lesion appeared, she was in close contact with the fur of a fox for almost 1 week. Septate hyaline hyphae were detected by direct mycological examination of the scales. Cultures grew on Sabouraud's dextrose agar (SDA) at 26 °C for 2 weeks revealed t

SUBMITTER: Tan J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7036192 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature