Novick NL, Tapia L, Bottone EJ. Invasive trichophyton rubrum infection in an immunocompromised host. Case report and review of the literature.
Am J Med 1987;
82:321-5. [PMID:
3812529 DOI:
10.1016/0002-9343(87)90078-7]
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Abstract
Typically confined within the keratinized, epithelial layer of the skin and hence categorized among the dermatophytoses, Trichophyton rubrum infections usually present as superficial, scaling eruptions. In certain clinical settings, however, such as in immunosuppressed hosts, deep local invasion, multivisceral dissemination, and even death due to T. rubrum granulomas have been described. A case of multiple, subcutaneous, neutrophilic abscesses due to T. rubrum in an immunosuppressed renal allograft recipient is described. The pathogenesis, diagnosis, and immunology of invasive T. rubrum infections in immunocompromised hosts are reviewed.
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