Abstract

Trychophyton (T.) rubrum is the most prevalent pathogen among causative fungi of dermatophytosis. Primary infection of T. rubrum can be spread by autoinoculation or other reason and some suggests this generalized infection can be a syndrome. We report two cases of T. rubrum syndrome. The first patient, a 43-year-old male, had a tinea pedis with tinea unguium, tinea corporis, tinea cruris, and tinea manus. The second patient, a 73-year-old female, had a tinea pedis with tinea unguium, tinea manus, tinea corporis, tinea capitis, and tinea faciale. Causative pathogens were T. rubrum.

Keywords

Trichophyton rubrum syndrome

KJMM 2010 September;15(3):134-139(6). Epub 2016 February 18
Copyright © 2010 by Korean Journal of Medical Mycology

Language

Korean/English

Author

Min Jung Lee; Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Daegu, Daegu, Korea
Dong Kyun Ko; Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Daegu, Daegu, Korea
Ki Hun Chung; Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Daegu, Daegu, Korea
Jong Hoon Won; Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Daegu, Daegu, Korea
Joon Soo Park; Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Daegu; Graduate School of Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea
Hyun Chung; Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Daegu, Daegu, Korea
Jae Bok Jun; Catholic Skin Clinic, Daegu, Korea
Yong Joon Bang; Catholic Skin Clinic, Daegu, Korea

Corresponding

Joon Soo Park, Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Daegu, Daegu, Korea. Tel: (053) 650-4161, Fax: (053) 650-4891, e-mail: g9563009@cu.ac.kr

Publication history

Received 30 March 2010; Revised 27 July 2010; Accepted 28 July 2010.

Acknowledgements

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Min Jung Lee

Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Daegu, Daegu, Korea

Dong Kyun Ko

Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Daegu, Daegu, Korea

Ki Hun Chung

Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Daegu, Daegu, Korea

Jong Hoon Won

Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Daegu, Daegu, Korea

Joon Soo Park

Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Daegu; Graduate School of Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea

Hyun Chung

Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Daegu, Daegu, Korea

Jae Bok Jun

Catholic Skin Clinic, Daegu, Korea

Yong Joon Bang

Catholic Skin Clinic, Daegu, Korea

Since epub date 2016 February 18