Tinea profunda of atypical location – case report

Anna Tchórzewska; Michał Zdrodowski; Małgorzata Janczyło-Jankowska; Bożena Zdrodowska-Stefanow; Iwona Flisiak

doi:10.5114/dr.2016.57739

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Dermatology Review/Przegląd Dermatologiczny

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Tinea profunda of atypical location – case report

Anna Tchórzewska

,

Michał Zdrodowski

,

Małgorzata Janczyło-Jankowska

,

Bożena Zdrodowska-Stefanow

,

Iwona Flisiak

Przegl Dermatol 2016, 103, 35–39

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/dr.2016.57739

Online publish date: 2016/02/16

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Introduction. Tinea profunda typically involves the scalp and beard. Infection within the mons pubis is rare.

Objective. To present a case of tinea profunda in a rare location.

Case report. A 19-year-old female, the owner of a hamster, noticed a nodule on her mons pubis. She had shaved this part of the skin some days before. The skin surrounding the nodule became erythematous and slightly scaly soon. She was treated with topical corticosteroids and oral antibiotics after consultation at an outpatient clinic. Despite the treatment, exacerbation of skin lesions was observed. The patient was admitted to the Department of Gynecology and, after consultation, was referred to the Department of Dermatology with the preliminary diagnosis of bacterial skin infection of the mons pubis and vulval area. Bacteriological tests were negative twice. Fungal mycelium was demonstrated on direct mycological examination and Trichophyton mentagrophytes var. granulosum was cultured. The patient was successfully treated with terbinafine, then fluconazole.

Conclusions. Atypical location of fungal infection may cause a diagnostic and therapeutic dilemma.

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Tinea profunda of atypical location – case report

Anna Tchórzewska , Michał Zdrodowski , Małgorzata Janczyło-Jankowska , Bożena Zdrodowska-Stefanow , Iwona Flisiak

Trichophyton mentagrophytes, tinea profunda, rare location

Anna Tchórzewska

,

Michał Zdrodowski

,

Małgorzata Janczyło-Jankowska

,

Bożena Zdrodowska-Stefanow

,

Iwona Flisiak