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Buruli ulcer (BU) is a chronic and destructive infection of the skin and soft tissues caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans. Recently, population flows have triggered the appearance of several sporadic cases of BU in non-endemic countries. This represents a significant diagnostic challenge for clinicians and microbiologists. We describe the first case of BU imported to Spain. The patient was a Spanish woman who had stayed 5 months in the jungle of Peru.
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Buruli Ulcer/etiology , Adult , Buruli Ulcer/drug therapy , Buruli Ulcer/microbiology , Buruli Ulcer/transmission , Female , HumansABSTRACT
Although Trichophyton raubitschekii was first described by Kane et al. as a distinct species of dermatophyte, it is now classified as a variety of T. rubrum. The variety raubitschekii differs from the other varieties of T. rubrum in morphology, physiology, epidemiology and patterns of infection, but they are indistinguishable using molecular methods. T. rubrum var. raubitschekii is mostly found in Africa, Asia and South America. We present two cases of imported mycosis in two Nigerian men due to T. rubrum var. raubitschekii. The patients have Tinea cruris lesions on the buttocks. These are the first reported cases of this dermatophytosis in Spain.
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Tinea/microbiology , Trichophyton/isolation & purification , Adult , Buttocks , Emigrants and Immigrants , Groin , Humans , Male , Nigeria/ethnology , Spain/epidemiology , Species Specificity , Tinea/epidemiology , Trichophyton/classificationSubject(s)
Alternaria/isolation & purification , Dermatomycoses/diagnosis , Alternaria/ultrastructure , Dermatomycoses/microbiology , Dermatomycoses/pathology , Dermis/microbiology , Dermis/pathology , Humans , Hyperplasia , Opportunistic Infections/diagnosis , Opportunistic Infections/microbiology , Opportunistic Infections/pathologyABSTRACT
Trichophyton raubitschekii fue inicialmente descrito por Kane et al. como unaespecie distinta de dermatofito, pero en la actualidad se considera unavariedad de Trichophyton rubrum. La variedad raubitschekii difiere de las otrasvariedades de T. rubrum en la morfología, fisiología, epidemiología y patronesde infección, pero es indistinguible en los análisis genéticos. Se encuentrafundamentalmente en África, Asia y Sudamérica. Presentamos dos casos demicosis importada en dos pacientes nigerianos, por T. rubrum var.raubitschekii. Ambos pacientes presentaban lesiones de tinea crurislocalizadas en los glúteos. Se trata de los primeros casos descritos en laliteratura de esta dermatofitosis en España(AU)
Although Trichophyton raubitschekii was first described by Kane et al. as adistinct species of dermatophyte, it is now classified as a variety of T. rubrum.The variety raubitschekii differs from the other varieties of T. rubrum inmorphology, physiology, epidemiology and patterns of infection, but they areindistinguishable using molecular methods. T. rubrum var. raubitschekii ismostly found in Africa, Asia and South America. We present two cases ofimported mycosis in two Nigerian men due to T. rubrum var. raubitschekii.The patients have Tinea cruris lesions on the buttocks. These are the firstreported cases of this dermatophytosis in Spain(AU)
