Potential Sexual Transmission of Antifungal-Resistant <i>Trichophyton indotineae</i>
Stephanie Spivack, Jeremy A.W. Gold, Shawn R. Lockhart, Priyanka Anand, Laura A.S. Quilter, Dallas J. Smith, Briana Bowen, Jane M. Gould, Ahmed Eltokhy, Ahmed Gamal, Mauricio Retuerto, Thomas S. McCormick, Mahmoud A. Ghannoum
Abstract
We describe a case of tinea genitalis in an immunocompetent woman in Pennsylvania, USA. Infection was caused by Trichophyton indotineae potentially acquired through sexual contact. The fungus was resistant to terbinafine (first-line antifungal) but improved with itraconazole. Clinicians should be aware of T. indotineae as a potential cause of antifungal-resistant genital lesions.
Topics & Concepts
TerbinafineItraconazoleAntifungalDermatologyTrichophytonTrichophyton rubrumMedicineEconazoleMicrobiologyTransmission (telecommunications)VirologyBiologyKetoconazoleEngineeringElectrical engineeringNail Diseases and TreatmentsFungal Infections and StudiesPlant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases