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Widespread erosive tinea corporis by Arthroderma benhamiae in a renal transplant recipient: case report
Author(s) -
Budihardja Debby,
Freund Viviane,
Mayser Peter
Publication year - 2010
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.1439-0507.2009.01736.x
Subject(s) - terbinafine , tinea capitis , trichophyton , renal transplant , medicine , dermatology , mycosis , transplantation , antifungal , itraconazole , immunology , surgery
Summary Superficial fungal infections are expected to be more prevalent in renal transplant recipients because of graft‐preserving immunosuppressive therapy. Here we report the case of a 45‐year‐old patient with widespread erosive tinea corporis transmitted by domestic animals. Sequencing of the internal transcribed spacer region identified Arthroderma benhamiae (teleomorph of Trichophyton mentagrophytes ) in the patient, her husband and her domestic animals. A combination therapy with systemic terbinafine hydrochloride and topically applied ciclopiroxolamine was successful.