Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Human cases of cattle ringworm due to Trichophyton verrucosum in Victoria, Australia.
- Journal:
- The Australasian journal of dermatology
- Year:
- 2000
- Authors:
- Maslen, M M
- Affiliation:
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology · Australia
Plain-English summary
Between 1962 and 1994, there were 32 cases of a skin infection called tinea (ringworm) caused by a fungus named Trichophyton verrucosum in people from Victoria, Australia. The patients included dairy farmers, a slaughterhouse worker, a veterinary teacher, and children living on farms, with many coming from dairy farming areas. Some patients were from the outskirts of Melbourne, and one farmer was even from New South Wales. The study did not include any samples from animals that the patients might have been in contact with, and the only overseas case was a boy from Lebanon. Overall, this research highlights the occurrence of this particular fungal infection in humans in Australia.
Abstract
Between 1962 and 1994, 32 isolates of Trichophyton verrucosum from cases of tinea corporis, tinea faciei and tinea capitis were referred to the Mycology Reference Laboratory of the Microbiological Diagnostic Unit at The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Patients had presented at clinics in metropolitan Melbourne and country towns in the State of Victoria, Australia. They included dairy and cattle farmers, a slaughterman who worked in an abattoir, a veterinary tutor and children who lived on farms. Many patients lived in one of the three dairy farming areas of Victoria. A few lived in the outer suburbs of Melbourne. One cattle farmer came from south-east New South Wales. Specimens were not received for examination from animal contacts of the patients. The only patient from overseas was a boy from Lebanon. The literature recording human infections due to T. verrucosum in Australia is reviewed.
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