Tinea faciei por Trichophyton violaceum: primer caso alóctono reportado en Chile

dc.coverageDOI: 10.4067/S0716-10182022000600740
dc.creatorCabrera, Raúl
dc.creatorGuelfand, Sofía
dc.creatorStevenson, Macarena
dc.creatorCaussade, Marie Chantal
dc.creatorVelázquez, Daniel
dc.creatorÁlvarez, Eduardo
dc.date2022
dc.date.accessioned2026-01-05T21:22:51Z
dc.date.available2026-01-05T21:22:51Z
dc.description<p>Trichophyton violaceum is an anthropophilic dermatophyte endemic in Africa, Europe, Central America and China. The increase in human mobility has recently contributed to the appearance in non-endemic areas. The main clinical manifestation is tinea capitis followed by tinea corporis. We present the first case in Chile of tinea caused by T. violaceum. The case was a 21 year-old Chilean woman who presented asymptomatic facial plaques one month after arriving from Tanzania, Africa, with no clinical response to previous medical treatments. An allochthonous dermatophytosis was suspected and with special cultures, a slow-growing colony was identified with a violet-blackish color, waxy and rough surface, and velvety villi; all characteristics of T. violaceum. The diagnosis was confirmed by ribo-somal DNA sequencing amplifying the ITS region. She was treated with oral terbinafine obtaining a complete clinical response.</p>eng
dc.identifierhttps://investigadores.uandes.cl/en/publications/f41db617-344c-4e40-9a6e-2d675484c7f8
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uandes.cl/handle/uandes/70073
dc.languagespa
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.sourcevol.39 (2022) nr.6 p.740-745
dc.subjectChile
dc.subjectdermatophytosis
dc.subjectSkin disease
dc.subjecttinea faciei
dc.subjectTricho-phyton violaceum
dc.subjectSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
dc.titleTinea faciei por Trichophyton violaceum: primer caso alóctono reportado en Chilespa
dc.titleTinea faciei due to Trichophyton violaceum: first allochthonous case reported in Chileeng
dc.typeConference articleeng
dc.typeArtículo de la conferenciaspa
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