Open AccessTinea gladiatorum due to Trichophyton tonsurans in a school wrestling team in Mexico: A case series
Author(s) -
Alexandro Bonifáz,
Javier Santibáñez,
Andrés TiradoSánchez,
Adriana Barbosa-Zamora,
Alexander Gómez-Sáenz,
Andrea Méndez-Juárez
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
current medical mycology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.369
H-Index - 6
eISSN - 2423-3439
pISSN - 2423-3420
DOI - 10.18502/cmm.6.4.5439
Subject(s) - trichophyton tonsurans , tinea capitis , medicine , outbreak , dermatology , dermatophyte , trichophyton , antifungal , pathology
Tinea gladiatorum is a type of dermatophytosis that occurs in combat athletes, such as wrestlers and judo fighters, as a result of Trichophyton species. Herein, we aimed to present a small outbreak of tinea gladiatorum in a high school in Mexico.