Subcutaneous abscesses caused by Trichophyton rubrum in the unilateral groin of an immunocompromised patient: A case report

Publication date: September 2018

Source: Medical Mycology Case Reports, Volume 21

Author(s): Utako Okata-Karigane, Yasuki Hata, Emiko Watanabe-Okada, Shunichi Miyakawa, Michi Ota, Yutaka Uzawa, Shigekazu Iguchi, Atsushi Yoshida, Ken Kikuchi

Abstract

A 60-year-old Japanese man presented with multiple subcutaneous nodules in his left groin. Histologically, the nodules consisted of suppurative granulomas and abscesses not involving the hair follicles. Trichophyton rubrum TWCC57922 was detected by fungal culture and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) sequencing of the rDNA genes. We diagnosed these nodules as deeper dermal dermatophytosis, a rare form of invasive dermatophytosis. He was treated with terbinafine. We compared these findings with previous reports of deep dermal dermatophytosis.

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