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Tinea circinata manus due to Microsporum gypseum in a HIV‐positive boy in Uganda, east Africa
Author(s) -
Nenoff P.,
Gräser Y.,
KibukaSerunkuma L.,
Muylowa G. K.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
mycoses
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.13
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1439-0507
pISSN - 0933-7407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2006.01340.x
Subject(s) - microsporum gypseum , internal transcribed spacer , clotrimazole , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , microsporum , manus , dermatology , biology , hydrocele , ribosomal dna , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , virology , ribosomal rna , trichophyton , anatomy , phylogenetic tree , antifungal , surgery , gene , biochemistry
Summary A 15‐year‐old HIV‐positive Ugandan boy suffered from several dry and hyperkeratotic lesions of his left hand and forearm with circinated, erythematous and scaly morphology. Microsporum gypseum could be isolated as causative agent of this ringworm. Species differentiation was confirmed and specified by sequence analysis of the internal transcribed spacer of the ribosomal DNA. Successful topical treatment of the tinea manus was started with clotrimazole‐containing ointment.