Emergence of Difficult-to-Treat Tinea Corporis Caused by Trichophyton mentagrophytes Complex Isolates, Paris, France.

We describe 7 cases of extensive tinea corporis since 2018 in a hospital in Paris, France, after failure to cure with terbinafine. Molecular analysis indicated Trichophyton mentagrophytes internal transcribed spacer type VIII (T. indotineae). This strain, which has mutations in the squalene epoxidase gene, is spreading on the Indian subcontinent.

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Sarah Dellière, Brune Joannard, Mazouz Benderdouche, Anselme Mingui, Maud Gits-Muselli, Samia Hamane, Alexandre Alanio, Antoine Petit, Germaine Gabison, Martine Bagot, Stéphane Bretagne. Emergence of Difficult-to-Treat Tinea Corporis Caused by Trichophyton mentagrophytes Complex Isolates, Paris, France. Emerging infectious diseases. 2022 Jan;28(1):224-228

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PMID: 34932462

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