title: Barn Itch.
abstract: Particularly in rural settings, Trichophyton verrucosum commonly causes an inflammatory tinea infection, sometimes called 'barn itch." There is usually a history of contact with animals. The demonstration of clusters of large spores in a potassium hydroxide preparation of scrappings obtained from clinically involved skin is useful in making a presumptive diagnosis of T. verrucosum infection. Cultures frequently are negative. Oral griseofulvin shortens the course of the disease.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D006118:Griseofulvin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014005:Tinea / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D014249:Trichophyton / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000150:complications
chemical_list: D006118:Griseofulvin