Human onychomycosis caused by Trichophyton equinum transmitted from a racehorse

Huovinen, Saara; Tunnela, Elvi; Huovinen, P; Kuijpers, A. F. A.; Suhonen, Raimo

doi:10.1046/j.1365-2133.1998.02286.x

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“…This is a species primarily attributed to infections in horses. Strain CBS 127.97 was the agent of a human mycosis which was transmitted from a horse [58]; this kind of transmission was already reported in the original description by Matruchot & Dassonville [59]. T. equinum requires nicotinic acid, in which respect it differs from T. tonsurans .…”

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Molecular taxonomy of Trichophyton mentagrophytes and T. tonsurans

et al. 2008

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Most members of the anamorph genus Trichophyton are anthropophilic and have evolved with the human host. Classical parameters for the identification of dermatophytes include clinical features, cultural characteristics, conidial morphology and physiological test results. Phenotypic variability and pleomorphism due to culturing on artifical media is common among this group of organisms and has led to the description of numerous species. The validity of taxa around T. mentagrophytes and T. tonsurans was verified. Morphological and physiological features were compared to results of three different molecular techniques (sequencing of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region of the ribosomal operon, PCR fingerprinting and amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) analysis). Twenty‐four species or varieties investigated could be reduced to five taxa and were reclassified or synonymized as Trichophyton tonsurans, T. interdigitale, T. mentagrophytes, T. simii and T. erinacei.

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Molecular taxonomy of Trichophyton mentagrophytes and T. tonsurans

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“…In another case of onychomycosis caused by T. equinum in a 13‐year‐old girl, griseofulvin (700 mg daily) was used, although in this report no details were given on the length of treatment or outcome 5 . In adults, oral terbinafine has been used successfully for the treatment of a case of tinea capitis and another of onychomycosis 3,4 . In one adult patient with tinea corporis, griseofulvin administration was found to be very effective 6 …”

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“…T. equinum is a widespread zoophilic organism which accounts for most dermatophyte infections in horses 1 . Human infections with this dermatophyte are unusual: there are only a few sporadic reported cases 2–6 …”

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Terbinafine treatment of Trichophyton equinum infection in a child

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Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

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“…Além disso, como se trata de uma zoonose, tratadores e outros indivíduos que tenham contato com esses animais podem vir a contrair a doença, o que tem sido bem caracterizado em relatos de casos de dermatofitose humana causada pelo Trichophytum equinum descritos por TAKATORI & ICHIGO (1985); HUOVINEN (1998) e AMOR et al (2001.…”

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