Terbinafine-resistant <i>Trichophyton indotineae</i> causing extensive dermatophytosis in a returning traveller, London, UK
Alireza Abdolrasouli, Andrew M. Borman, Elizabeth M. Johnson, Roderick J. Hay, Mauricio Arias
Abstract
Severe and antifungal-resistant dermatophyte infections are a growing global public health concern. Trichophyton indotineae, a novel dermatophyte species, has caused an epidemic of severe, difficult-to-treat and recalcitrant dermatophytoses in India and South Asia, where it is now common. We present a case of terbinafine-resistant T. indotineae in London, UK, causing extensive dermatophytosis associated with recent travel to Latin America, outside the previously reported risk area.
Topics & Concepts
TerbinafineDermatophyteTrichophytonMedicineDermatologyTrichophyton rubrumLatin AmericansAntifungalTinea capitisItraconazolePolitical scienceLawNail Diseases and TreatmentsFungal Infections and StudiesPlant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases