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A 20-YO ♀️, college wrestling, Mexico: itching in the past 2 months, erythematous & fine-scaling papules with annular plaques having a raised border affecting the face, neck, & torso.
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doi: 10.18502/cmm.6.4.5439
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KOH: multiple thin & septate hyphae.
🧫, MALDI-TOF-MS: Trichophyton tonsurans
T. tonsurans was isolated in 4 cases belonging to the school fighting team & from one of the training mats

TINEA GLADIATORUM DUE TO TRICHOPHYTON TONSURANS IN A SCHOLL WRESTLING TEAN
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Oral terbinafine for 3 weeks: clinical & mycological cure.
Tinea gladiatorum is a type of dermatophytosis that occurs in combat athletes, such as wrestlers and judo fighters, as a result of Trichophyton species.
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doi: 10.18502/cmm.6.4.5439
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Tinea gladiatorum, is a common dermatophytosis in gladiators or fighters.

Trichophyton tonsurans, an anthropophilic dermatophyte, is the most common etiologic agent of this infection
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Trichophyton tonsurans is transmitted by human-to-human contact.

However, this disease can also be acquired through fomites (e.g., combs, clothing, razors and practice mattresses).
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Clinical picture includes:
📌erythematous-squamous plaques
📌with a raised and itchy border,
📌mainly affecting the head, neck, and arms, and rarely the lower limbs
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