Tinea corporis due to Trichophyton tonsurans Malmsten--report of a patient from Zaire.

Author(s): Nenoff P, Haustein UF

Affiliation(s): Department of Dermatology, University of Leipzig, Germany.

Publication date & source: 1997-09, Mycoses., 40(3-4):127-9.

Publication type: Case Reports

Trichophyton tonsurans is an anthropophilic dermatophyte that is predominantly responsible in man for tinea capitis. Although this fungus has a world-wide distribution, most reports of the occurrence of Trichophyton tonsurans infections originate from the USA, Latin America and some European countries. A 31-year-old African woman, formerly a resident of Zaire, with tinea corporis caused by Trichophyton tonsurans infection is described here.