title: Misdiagnosed zoophile tinea faciei and tinea corporis effectively treated with isoconazole nitrate and diflucortolone valerate combination therapy.
abstract: There have been few published reports on the human transmission of Trichophyton mentagrophytes, a zoophilic fungus frequently occurring in pets. Here we report on 2 girls, living with a pet dwarf rabbit, who presented with inflammatory skin lesions positive for T. mentagrophytes and subsequently diagnosed as zoophile tinea faciei and tinea corporis. The patients were successfully treated with systemic terbinafine and 2-week therapy with Travocort cream containing isoconazole nitrate 1% and diflucortolone valerate 0.1%.
authors.affiliation: Labor der Charité Hautklinik, Department of Dermatology, Venerology and Allergology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany. viktor.czaika@charite.de
authors.forename: Viktor A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Czaika
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000287:Administration, Topical; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002648:Child; D004060:Diflucortolone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008825:Miconazole / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D009281:Naphthalenes / Q000008:administration & dosage; D057805:Pets; D011817:Rabbits; D000077291:Terbinafine; D014005:Tinea / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014249:Trichophyton / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D000935:Antifungal Agents; D009281:Naphthalenes; C013486:diflucortolone valerate; D008825:Miconazole; D000077291:Terbinafine; C020382:isoconazole; D004060:Diflucortolone