Tinea due to Trichophyton violaceum and Trichophyton soudanense in Hamilton, New Zealand

摘要: Between 1994 and 2000, 65 isolates of Trichophyton violaceum five soudanense were recorded in both private public laboratories Hamilton, New Zealand. A retrospective analysis medical records these patients was performed From 68 isolates, 58 recovered from scalp specimens 10 other body sites. There 51 with tinea capitis nine the corporis group. Six had more than one isolate reported at different laboratories. As expected, vast majority infections (46/51 patients) children, an overall median age 6 years (range 8 months to 66 years). All group, except one, refugee immigrants East Africa. Of six refugees same area. For capitis, 31 received systemic antifungal therapy for least 4 weeks, either terbinafine (21 patients), griseofulvin (four or itraconazole (six patients). Five topical creams shampoo as monotherapy only. The remainder (15 no record available. emergence two pathogens causes Hamilton closely correlates increasing number endemic areas. is a high rate person-to-person transmission anthropophilic organisms children well adults family. Transmission infection local population has been observed, but there evidence date suggest that have become population.