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J Dtsch Dermatol Ges · Feb 2004
[Trichophyton mentagrophytes var. nodulare--an emerging cause of tinea pedis?].
- Jochen Brasch.
- Universitäts-Hautklinik, Universität Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel. jbrasch@dermatology.uni-kiel.de
- J Dtsch Dermatol Ges. 2004 Feb 1; 2 (2): 111-5.
BackgroundThe spectrum of organisms causing dermatophytoses is changing continuously.Patients/MethodsTwo strains of Trichophyton mentagrophytes var. nodulare are characterized mycologically; both were isolated for the first time in our laboratory within the past 2 years from patients with tinea pedis.ResultsDistinctive features of Trichophyton mentagrophytes var. nodulare are a bright yellow-orange pigmentation of the thallus, a marked exudation of pigment, and the development of nodular bodies. Trichophyton mentagrophytes var. nodulare is an anthropophilic variety of Trichophyton mentagrophytes causing tinea and onychomycosis.ConclusionsTrichophyton mentagrophytes var. nodulare has been found only very rarely in Germany and is relatively unknown. An increased awareness of this dermatophyte is needed in order to track its possible spread.
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