Tinea Pedis caused by Trichophyton violaceum.
This, to authors' knowledge, is the first report in the United States of Tinea pedis caused by Trichophyton violaceum in a recent Southeast Asian immigrant. Because of the recent entry into this country of refugees from an area of the world where T. violaceum is endemic, this anthropophilic dermatophyte may become a significant cause of dermatophytosis in the United States.
D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007812:Laos / Q000208:ethnology; D014008:Tinea Pedis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D014249:Trichophyton / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014481:United States