Majocchi's granuloma of the vulva caused by Trichophyton mentagrophytes

Mycoses. 2005 Nov;48(6):382-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2005.01147.x.

Abstract

We report a case of Majocchi's granuloma caused by Trichophyton mentagrophytes on the vulva in a 23-year-old girl who had used topical steroids for many years. Her dog was a source of the infection.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use
  • Female
  • Granuloma / diagnosis
  • Granuloma / drug therapy
  • Granuloma / microbiology*
  • Granuloma / pathology
  • Humans
  • Itraconazole / therapeutic use
  • Tinea / diagnosis
  • Tinea / drug therapy
  • Tinea / microbiology*
  • Tinea / pathology
  • Trichophyton / classification
  • Trichophyton / isolation & purification*
  • Vulva / microbiology*
  • Vulva / pathology
  • Vulvar Diseases / diagnosis
  • Vulvar Diseases / drug therapy
  • Vulvar Diseases / microbiology*
  • Vulvar Diseases / pathology

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • Itraconazole