Abstract

Trichophyton rubrum is a common cause of superficial dermatophytosis in humans, such as tinea pedis, tinea unguium, tinea corporis and tinea cruris. T. rubrum usually attaches to keratin of the epidermis and uses it as a source of nutrients. Therefore, isolation of T. rubrum from non-keratinous skin, such as ulcer, is very rare. We describe 4 patients with T. rubrum-infected diabetic foot ulcer.

Keywords

Diabetic foot ulcers Trichophyton rubrum

KJMM 2014 March;19(1):9-12(4). Epub 2016 February 17
Copyright © 2014 by Korean Journal of Medical Mycology

Language

English

Author

Weon Ju Lee; Department of Dermatology, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
Kyung Hea Park; Department of Dermatology, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
Yong Hyun Jang; Department of Dermatology, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
Seok-Jong Lee; Department of Dermatology, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
Do Won Kim; Department of Dermatology, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea

Corresponding

Weon Ju Lee, Department of Dermatology, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, 130, Dongduk-ro, Jung-gu, Daegu 700-721, Republic of Korea. Tel: +82-10-7730-8877, Fax: +82-53-426-0770, e-mail: weonju@knu.ac.kr

Publication history

Received 27 December 2013; Revised 27 December 2013; Accepted 2 January 2014.

Acknowledgements

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Weon Ju Lee

Department of Dermatology, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea

Kyung Hea Park

Department of Dermatology, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea

Yong Hyun Jang

Department of Dermatology, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea

Seok-Jong Lee

Department of Dermatology, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea

Do Won Kim

Department of Dermatology, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea

Since epub date 2016 February 17