biostudies-literatureUnknown30(4)Spivack SWe 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.Emerging infectious diseases807-809https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC10977831biostudies-literaturePotential Sexual Transmission of Antifungal-Resistant Trichophyton indotineae.PMC10977831Ghannoum MALockhart SRGold JAWMcCormick TSSmith DJAnand PGould JMSpivack SGamal ABowen BRetuerto MQuilter LASEltokhy AfalsePotential Sexual Transmission of Antifungal-Resistant Trichophyton indotineae.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.2024-01-01T00:00:00Z2024 Apr2025-04-25T19:02:28.862Z2025-04-06T07:46:31.515ZS-EPMC109778313843770610.3201/eid3004.240115