Abstract

The dermatophytosis of the hands is dry, scaly, erythematous macules with well demarcation on the palms and dorsa of hands. However, involvement of fingerwebs without any other affected area of the hands is rare. We report a case of interdigital dermatophytosis caused by Trichophyton(T.) rubrum in a 38-year-old man, who showed fine scaly erythematous macules on the left third fingerweb. Fungal culture from scales of the lesions showed typical white to deep red, cottony colonies of T. rubrum.

Keywords

Interdigital dermatophytosis Trichophyton rubrum

KJMM 2005 March;10(1):35-38(4). Epub 2016 February 20
Copyright © 2005 by Korean Journal of Medical Mycology

Language

Korean/English

Author

Moo Kyu Suh; Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea
Soon Wook Kwon; Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea
Yong Hwan Lee; Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea
Jae Woo Lim; Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea
Gyoung Yim Ha; Department of Laboratory Midicine, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea

Corresponding

Moo Kyu Suh, Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea. Tel: (054) 770-8269, Fax: (054) 773-1581, e-mail: mksuhmd@hanmail.net

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Acknowledgements

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Moo Kyu Suh

Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea

Soon Wook Kwon

Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea

Yong Hwan Lee

Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea

Jae Woo Lim

Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea

Gyoung Yim Ha

Department of Laboratory Midicine, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea

Since epub date 2016 February 20