Misdiagnosed zoophile tinea faciei and tinea corporis effectively treated with isoconazole nitrate and diflucortolone valerate combination therapy.

Abstract

There have been few published reports on the human transmission of Trichophyton mentagrophytes, a zoophilic fungus frequently occurring in pets. Here we report on 2 girls, living with a pet dwarf rabbit, who presented with inflammatory skin lesions positive for T. mentagrophytes and subsequently diagnosed as zoophile tinea faciei and tinea corporis. The patients were successfully treated with systemic terbinafine and 2-week therapy with Travocort cream containing isoconazole nitrate 1% and diflucortolone valerate 0.1%.

• Authors: Viktor A Czaika
• Journal: Mycoses (Mycoses) Vol. 56 Suppl 1 Pg. 26-9 (May 2013) ISSN: 1439-0507 [Electronic] Germany
• PMID: 23574022 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
• Copyright: © 2013 Blackwell Verlag GmbH.

Chemical References

• Anti-Bacterial Agents
• Anti-Inflammatory Agents
• Antifungal Agents
• Naphthalenes
• diflucortolone valerate
• Miconazole
• Terbinafine
• isoconazole
• Diflucortolone

Topics

• Administration, Oral
• Administration, Topical
• Animals
• Anti-Bacterial Agents (administration & dosage)
• Anti-Inflammatory Agents (administration & dosage)
• Antifungal Agents (administration & dosage)
• Child
• Diflucortolone (administration & dosage, analogs & derivatives)
• Environmental Exposure
• Female
• Humans
• Miconazole (administration & dosage, analogs & derivatives)
• Naphthalenes (administration & dosage)
• Pets
• Rabbits
• Terbinafine
• Tinea (drug therapy, microbiology)
• Treatment Outcome
• Trichophyton (isolation & purification)