Abstract

Tinea capitis occurs mostly in the children and rarely affects adults. The most common cause of tinea capitis is known as Microsporum canis. Trichophyton rubrum is an anthropophilic, commonest dermatophyte affecting man but rarely involves the scalp and hair. A 19-year-old woman, current judo player, presented with 1-month history of hair loss and erythematous scaly macules with brownish crusts on her scalp. The patient was diagnosed as tinea capitis caused by T. rubrum based on macroscopic and microscopic characteristics of the fungus culture. As T. rubrum rarely causes tinea capitis, we assumed this patient might have had contact with T. rubrum on the ground or other players while playing judo, which could be described as tinea gladiatorum.

Keywords

Adult woman judoist Tinea capitis Tinea gladiatorum Trichophyton rubrum

KJMM 2012 December;17(4):236-239(4). Epub 2016 February 17
Copyright © 2012 by Korean Journal of Medical Mycology

Language

Korean/English

Author

Soo Jung Shin; Department of Dermatology, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea
Jin Yong Lee; Department of Dermatology, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea
Chang Sun Yoo; Department of Dermatology, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea
Chul Woo Kim; Department of Dermatology, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea
Sang Seok Kim; Department of Dermatology, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea
Kwang Ho Kim; Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Anyang, Korea

Corresponding

Kwang Ho Kim, Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Anyang, Korea. Tel: +82-31-380-3760, Fax: +82-31-386-3761, e-mail: dermakkh@naver.com

Publication history

Received 15 October 2012; Revised 17 December 2012; Accepted 18 December 2012.

Acknowledgements

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Soo Jung Shin

Department of Dermatology, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea

Jin Yong Lee

Department of Dermatology, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea

Chang Sun Yoo

Department of Dermatology, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea

Chul Woo Kim

Department of Dermatology, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea

Sang Seok Kim

Department of Dermatology, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea

Kwang Ho Kim

Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Anyang, Korea

Since epub date 2016 February 17