Deep dermatophytosis caused by Trichophyton rubrum

Melanie A Warycha; Marie Leger; Julia Tzu; Hideko Kamino; Jennifer Stein

Deep dermatophytosis caused by Trichophyton rubrum

Dermatol Online J. 2011 Oct 15;17(10):21.

Authors

Melanie A Warycha¹, Marie Leger, Julia Tzu, Hideko Kamino, Jennifer Stein

Affiliation

¹ Department of Dermatology, New York University, New York, New York, USA.

PMID: 22031647

Abstract

A 50-year-old man with hepatitis C virus infection and liver cirrhosis, who was awaiting transplantation, was admitted to the Transplant Surgery Service for treatment of a pleural effusion and an elevated ammonia level. Skin examination showed violaceous, firm nodules on the right thigh, which had been present for eight months. A fungal culture showed Trichophyton rubrum. The patient was started on itraconazole with improvement in the eruption.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use
Crohn Disease / complications
Hair Follicle / pathology
Hepatitis C, Chronic / complications
Humans
Hyperammonemia / etiology
Hypertension, Portal / complications
Itraconazole / therapeutic use
Liver Cirrhosis / complications
Male
Middle Aged
Opportunistic Infections / drug therapy
Opportunistic Infections / microbiology*
Opportunistic Infections / pathology
Pleural Effusion / etiology
Portal Vein
Thrombosis / complications
Tinea / drug therapy
Tinea / microbiology*
Tinea / pathology
Trichophyton / isolation & purification*

Substances

Antifungal Agents
Itraconazole