title: Tinea corporis due to Trichophyton tonsurans Malmsten--report of a patient from Zaire.
abstract: Trichophyton tonsurans is an anthropophilic dermatophyte that is predominantly responsible in man for tinea capitis. Although this fungus has a world-wide distribution, most reports of the occurrence of Trichophyton tonsurans infections originate from the USA, Latin America and some European countries. A 31-year-old African woman, formerly a resident of Zaire, with tinea corporis caused by Trichophyton tonsurans infection is described here.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Leipzig, Germany.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nenoff
authors.forename: U F
authors.initials: UF
authors.lastname: Haustein
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000287:Administration, Topical; D000328:Adult; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001623:Betamethasone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003022:Clotrimazole / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015023:Democratic Republic of the Congo; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017964:Itraconazole / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009281:Naphthalenes / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012008:Recurrence; D000077291:Terbinafine; D014005:Tinea / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D014249:Trichophyton / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D009281:Naphthalenes; D017964:Itraconazole; C011175:betamethasone-17,21-dipropionate; D001623:Betamethasone; D003022:Clotrimazole; D000077291:Terbinafine