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HUMAN INFECTIONS DUE TO TRICHOPHYTON EQUINUM VAR. AUTOTROPHICUM IN VICTORIA
Author(s) -
Maslen Mary,
Thompson P. G.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
australasian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.67
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1440-0960
pISSN - 0004-8380
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-0960.1984.tb00621.x
Subject(s) - econazole , medicine , dermatophyte , trichophyton , dermatology , fungus , veterinary medicine , miconazole , biology , botany , antifungal
SUMMARY Two cases of human ringworm caused by the dermatophyte Trichophyton equinum var. autotrophicum are reported from victoria. This fungus has been recorded as a cause of ringworm in horses in Australia but infections in man are rare and this is the first report giving details of human infections in Australia. In one of these cases the fungus was also isolated from the patient's horse. Treatment with econazole nitrate was successful in this case.