Trichophyton soudanense

Author: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

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History
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Joyeux, 1912

General definition
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Anthropophilic dermatophyte.

Occurrence/Epidemiology
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Mainly located in West Africa. Sporadically spread worldwide by migrants. The incidence in Europe is increasing. Mostly occurring in children during minor epidemics.

Clinical picture
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S.u. Tinea, tinea corporis, tinea pedum, tinea capitis superficialis. Small, initially disseminated, non-confluent, discreetly scaling flocks on the capillitium or extremities. In the further course of the disease, large reddish round foci appear. Endotrich growing mycelium. Frequently broken hair stumps.

Microscopy
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  • Hyphae: Narrow, septated, branched. Characteristic branching mode with short, thorn-like primary branches that are acute, obtuse or at right angles to the parent hyphe. Lateral branches usually grow in opposite directions (cross-over hyphae). Wreath-like arrangement of the hyphae bundles.
  • No macroconidia.
  • Microconidia: Frequent, acladium-shaped, solitary or grouped, 1-2 chambers.
  • Chlamydospores often arranged in chains.
  • Frequently disintegration of the mycelium into arthrospores (fragments visible).

Note(s)
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It is generally accepted that T. soudanense is no longer considered a separate species, but is genotypically identical to the African population of Trichophyton rubrum.

Literature
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  1. Kolivras A et al (2003) Tinea capitis in Brussels: Epidemiology and New Management Strategy. Dermatology 206: 384-387
  2. Pereiro M Jr, Toribio J (2002) Tinea caused by Trichophyton soudanense in non-African subjects in Spain. Acta Derm Venereol 82: 141-142
  3. Romano C et al (2003) An unusual case of tinea capitis due to Trichophyton soudanense. Mycoses 46: 64-66

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020