title: Tinea of the glans penis.
abstract: A 56-year-old Japanese man with tinea of the glans penis is described. He did not carry any other tinea lesions except that of the glans penis. Mycological examinations revealed that the causative organism was Trichophyton mentagrophytes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Shimane Medical University, Izumo, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dekio
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jidoi
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010409:Penile Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D014005:Tinea / Q000382:microbiology*; D014249:Trichophyton / Q000302:isolation & purification