Tinea Capitis Caused by Trichophyton rubrum in an Adult Woman Judoist.
- Author:
Soo Jung SHIN
1
;
Jin Yong LEE
;
Chang Sun YOO
;
Chul Woo KIM
;
Sang Seok KIM
;
Kwang Ho KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Adult woman judoist;
Tinea capitis;
Tinea gladiatorum;
Trichophyton rubrum
- MeSH:
Adult;
Arthrodermataceae;
Child;
Female;
Fungi;
Hair;
Humans;
Martial Arts;
Microsporum;
Scalp;
Tinea;
Tinea Capitis;
Trichophyton
- From:Korean Journal of Medical Mycology
2012;17(4):236-239
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Tinea capitis occurs mostly in the children and rarely affects adults. The most common cause of tinea capitis is known as Microsporum canis. Trichophyton rubrum is an anthropophilic, commonest dermatophyte affecting man but rarely involves the scalp and hair. A 19-year-old woman, current judo player, presented with 1-month history of hair loss and erythematous scaly macules with brownish crusts on her scalp. The patient was diagnosed as tinea capitis caused by T. rubrum based on macroscopic and microscopic characteristics of the fungus culture. As T. rubrum rarely causes tinea capitis, we assumed this patient might have had contact with T. rubrum on the ground or other players while playing judo, which could be described as tinea gladiatorum.
