Painful Papulopustules and Nodules in the Beard

Czech version

Authors: A. Engelmann; A. J. Pavlíček; M. Sedlák; J. Štork; I. Kuklová
Published in: Čes-slov Derm, 100, 2025, No. 1, p. 48-51
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Overview

The authors describe the case of a 35-year-old HIV-negative man with a highly inflammatory (kerion-like) form of sexually transmitted tinea barbae. His sexual partner had a less inflammatory form of tinea corporis localized predominantly perianally, pubogenitally and in the groin. Both men were found to have T. mentagrophytes genotype VII by culture and molecular genetic testing. This is a recently described genotype with a possible adaptation or mutation facilitating human-to-human transmission, including sexual contact. Tinea barbae was clinically and mycologically cured after 7 weeks of oral therapy with itraconazole.

Keywords:

Tinea barbae – Tinea genitalis – sexual transmission – Trichophyton mentagrophytes genotype VII

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Poděkování

Autoři děkují MUDr. Mgr. Vítu Hubkovi, Ph.D., z Katedry botaniky PřF UK a z Mikrobiologického ústavu Akademie věd ČR za genotypizaci kmenů Trichophyton mentagrophytes.

Do redakce došlo dne 20. 1. 2025.

Adresa pro korespondenci:
MUDr. Anna Engelmann
Dermatovenerologická klinika 1. LF UK a VFN
U Nemocnice 499/2 128 00 Praha 2
e-mail: Anna.Engelmann@vfn.cz

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Czech-Slovak Dermatology

2025 Issue 1