Studies on the local Factors of Host in Tinea pedis.

Higuchi, Kentaro; Masaru, Yasuda; Kitamura, Koichi; Suenaga, Yosinori; Yasukawa, Norihiro; Koda, H; Notomi, Akimitsu

doi:10.3314/jjmm1960.9.89

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“…The local environment of the skin (1,2) and the general health of an individual is believed to be related to an outbreak of tinea. The adhesion of dermatophytes to the skin is the first and an essential factor in the development of a tinea lesion.…”

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Transition of Isolation Ratios of Dermatophytes from House Dust of Patients with Tinea

Shirouchi

Murata

1987

The Journal of Dermatology

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House dust samples from 7 families of 13 patients with tinea due to T. mentagrophytes (5 patients), M. gypseum (1 patient) and M. cants (6 patients) were cultured several times during their clinical courses. In all cases, the numbers of colonies and positive culture plates of the etiologic dermatophytes decreased in number during tinea treatment. T. mentagrophytes was not isolated from house dust any more by the time the patients were cured; M. canis was still isolated after the tinea lesions had healed. These results seem to indicate: 1) cat fur, the source of infection, is difficult to remove by simple cleaning of the house (or clothing). 2) The parasitic form of the fungus is much more resistant and the numbers of dermatophytes in the fur are greater than those in the scales of the patients.

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