[Trichophyton rubrum syndrome with axillary tinea infection]

Trichophyton rubrum infections occur worldwide. In the last few years Trichophyton rubrum has increasingly often been isolated from other parts of the body besides the soles of the feet, toenails and the groin. Our patient's infection spread from the feet, to the inguinal region, to the thighs, to the hips, to the abdominal wall, to the left forearm and even the axillae. Such skin lesions have recently been called chronic dermatophytosis syndrome. We describe this new entity for the first time in the German literature and discuss it in relation to commonly found Trichophyton rubrum infections.