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Deep Dermal Injection As a Model of Candida albicans Skin Infection for Histological Analyses
Published on: June 13, 2018
[Scarring tinea profunda in the pubic area due to Trichophyton verrucosum]
S Grunewald1, U Paasch, Y Gräser
1Klinik für Dermatologie, Venerologie und Allergologie, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig.
Abstract:
A 22-year-old female veterinary student developed a severe inflammatory fungal infection of the pubic area 2 months after practical training in obstetrics at a cattle farm. Fungal culture revealed a slowly growing white dermatophyte, first differentiated as Trichophyton mentagrophytes. Because of the unusual location, molecular species differentiation was performed identifying Trichophyton verrucosum. Although the patient was treated with systemic antifungals, the infection resulted in scarring alopecia.
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