A Typical but Rare Case of Solitary Tinea Auricularis

Abstract

Tinea auricularis is a rare superficial fungal infection, which is easily ignored in clinic due to its atypical clinical symptoms or being accompanied with tinea capitis. In this study, a case of annular erythema with scales around the ear canal orifice was reported. After fungal culture and identification, the patient was diagnosed with Trichophyton rubrum infection, and was cured after 3 weeks of topical use of clotrimazole cream.

Rising burden of superficial fungal infections in India and the role of Clotrimazole for optimal management

“…There has been no recurrence of the rash post the completion of therapy. 101 Local infection or external drug application can change the local skin immune situation and microbiota that can be one of the causes of fungal infection. 101…”

Atividade sinérgica do antidepressivo sertralina associada a caspofungina contra >i<Trichophyton rubrum>/i< e avaliação dos mecanismos de resposta adaptativa

“…Apesar de fungos dermatófitos causarem principalmente infecções dérmicas cutâneas, em alguns casos, podem provocar infecções mais profundas, além da camada queratinizada da pele (Yun et al, 2022). De forma invasiva, essas infecções provocam diferentes tipos de lesões subcutâneas e profundas, causando condições graves, disseminadas para órgãos internos, que podem levar a um problema de saúde pública (Hu et al, 2023;Simonsen et al, 2023).…”