title: Tinea capitis and tinea corporis with a severe inflammatory response due to Trichophyton tonsurans.
abstract: Trichophyton tonsurans is an anthropophilic dermatophyte, with a worldwide distribution, although its prevalence varies considerably between different geographical regions. Whereas in North America infections due to this fungus are exceptionally common, on the European continent they appear relatively seldom. Although T. tonsurans is primarily associated with tinea capitis, it can also be the cause of tinea corporis and tinea unguium. The course of infection is usually only mildly symptomatic. We describe here two cases of urease-positive T. tonsurans infections with atypically extensive cutaneous lesions and severe inflammatory responses. .
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Wroclaw Medical University, PL-50-368 Wroclaw, Poland. anhryn@derm.am.wroc.pl
authors.forename: Anita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hryncewicz-Gwóźdź
authors.forename: Vera
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Beck-Jendroschek
authors.forename: Jochen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brasch
authors.forename: Katarzyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kalinowska
authors.forename: Tomasz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jagielski
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003022:Clotrimazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009281:Naphthalenes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000077291:Terbinafine; D014006:Tinea Capitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D014249:Trichophyton; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D009281:Naphthalenes; D003022:Clotrimazole; D000077291:Terbinafine