Abstract

Trichophyton rubrum is an anthropophilic dermatophyte that is found all over the world, It has become one of the most important causative agents in tinea unguium and tinea pedis. But tinea capitis caused by T. rubrum is rare. Tinea capitis is uncommon in adult. We report a case of tinea capitis caused by T. rubrum in a 67-year-old female, who showed fine scaly erythematous pustules with alopecia on the frontal scalp for 2 months. Culture from a scalp lesion of patient on Sabouraud dextrose agar showed typical whitish cottony colonies of T. rubrum. The patient had been treated with terbinafine.  

Keywords

Tinea capitis Trichophyton rubrum

KJMM 2000 June;5(2):66-69(4). Epub 2016 February 22
Copyright © 2000 by Korean Journal of Medical Mycology

Language

Korean/English

Author

Yeon Jin Kim; Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Kyongju, Korea
Jin Hyouk Choi; Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Kyongju, Korea
Jang Seok Bang; Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Kyongju, Korea
Moo Kyu Suh; Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Kyongju, Korea
Jeong Woo Lee; Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Kyongju, Korea
Tae Hoon Kim; Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Kyongju, Korea
Gyoung Yim Ha; Department of Clinical Pathology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Kyongju, Korea

Corresponding

Yeon Jin Kim, Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Kyongju, Korea.

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Yeon Jin Kim

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

Jin Hyouk Choi

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

Jang Seok Bang

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

Moo Kyu Suh

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

Jeong Woo Lee

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

Tae Hoon Kim

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

Gyoung Yim Ha

Department of Clinical Pathology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Kyongju, Korea

Since epub date 2016 February 22