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Isolation of Trichophyton raubitschekii in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
M J Caiuby1, P C Monteiro, M M Nishikawa
1Laboratório de Micologia Médica, Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil.
Abstract:
We report the first report of the isolation of Trichophyton raubitschekii in Brazil. The patients (n = 4) had typical lesions of tinca corporis. The identification of the isolates as members of this recently described species was based on morphological and physiological characteristics.