Trichophyton tonsurans Infection in a Judoist Girl and Her Mother.
- Author:
Jae Bok JUN
1
;
Hyun CHUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, Daegu Catholic University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Trichophyton tonsurans;
Judoist girl and mother
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Female*;
Humans;
Middle Aged;
Mothers*;
Rage;
Tinea;
Trichophyton*
- From:Korean Journal of Medical Mycology
2004;9(2):123-127
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Since Trichophyton (T.) tonsurans was isolated from a middle school wrestler in 1995, its infection has been raging among amateur wrestlers and judoists as trichophytosis gladiatorum. We describe herein two cases of T. tonsurans infection in a 16-year-old judoist girl and her 51-year-old mother, because they might mean the first step of the spread of this particular organism from its large reservoir to the general population.
