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Dermatophytosis caused by Trichophyton raubitschekii. Report of the first case in São Paulo, Brazil

1999; UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO; Volume: 41; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/s0036-46651999000500008

1678-9946

Carlos da Silva Lacaz, Clarisse Zaitz, Ligia Rangel Barboza Ruiz, Valéria M. Souza, Ana Regina Alencar Santos, Laura Hitomi Muramatu, Natalina Takahashi de Melo, Elisabeth Maria Heins‐Vaccari, Giovana Leticia HERNÁNDEZ-ARRIAGADA, Roseli Santos de Freitas,

Phytochemistry Medicinal Plant Applications

The authors report the first case of dermatophytosis caused by Trichophyton raubitschekii in a patient from the State of São Paulo with Tinea corporis lesions localized on the buttocks. Culture on Sabouraud-agar with cycloheximide permitted the isolation and identification of the fungus, and the diagnosis was confirmed by Dr. Lynne Sigler, University of Alberta, Canada. Systemic treatment with fluconazole, 150 mg/week for 4 weeks, in combination with topical treatment with isoconazole initially yielded favorable results, with recurrence of the lesions after the medication was discontinued. This is the fifth case of this dermatophytosis published in the Brazilian medical literature.