Tinea corporis caused by an unusual strain of Microsporum audouinii that perforates hair in vitro

  1. J. Brasch1,
  2. R. Hügel1,
  3. F. Lipowsky1,
  4. Y. Gräser2

Article first published online: 15 JUN 2009

DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2009.01712.x

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Mycoses

Mycoses

Volume 53, Issue 4, pages 360–362, July 2010

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Brasch, J., Hügel, R., Lipowsky, F. and Gräser, Y. (2010), Tinea corporis caused by an unusual strain of Microsporum audouinii that perforates hair in vitro. Mycoses, 53: 360–362. doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2009.01712.x

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  1. 1

    Department of Dermatology, University Hospitals of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany

  2. 2

    Institute of Microbiology and Hygiene, Charité, Berlin, Germany

*Prof. Dr. med. Jochen Brasch, Department of Dermatology, Venerology and Allergology, University Hospitals of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Schittenhelmstr.7, 24105 Kiel, Germany. Tel.: +49 431 597 1507. Fax: +49 431 597 1611. E-mail: jbrasch@dermatology.uni-kiel.de

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 9 JUN 2010
  2. Article first published online: 15 JUN 2009
  3. Accepted for publication 17 February 2009

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Summary

We report on a dermatophyte infection acquired by a young woman from Germany who had worked in Ghana. The strain isolated from her skin lesions showed morphological and physiological features compatible with Microsporum audouinii but a clearly positive hair perforation test made its definite identification by conventional methods equivocal. A genetic analysis finally unambiguously revealed Microsporum audouinii. This is the first observation of a Microsporum audouinii strain with a positive hair perforation test. The ability to perforate hair may be related to attributes favouring an inflammatory host response.

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