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Sexually Transmitted Trichophyton mentagrophytes Genotype VII Infection among Men Who Have Sex with Men

Arnaud Jabet et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2023 Jul.

Abstract

Transmission of dermatophytes, especially Trichophyton mentagrophytes genotype VII, during sexual intercourse has been recently reported. We report 13 such cases in France. All patients were male; 12 were men who have sex with men. Our findings suggest sexual transmission of this pathogen within a specific population, men who have sex with men.

Keywords: France; HIV; Tinea; Trichophyton mentagrophytes; dermatophytosis; fungi; monkeypox; sexually transmitted infections; terbinafine; viruses.

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Clinical appearance of Trichohpyton mentagrophytes genotype VII infections in men in France, 2022. A, B) Swollen lesions of the mustache (A) and beard (kerions) (B). C) Papular and nodular inguinal lesions. D) Peri-anal mpox lesions with associated papules and pustules with central umbilication and a large lesion with a central necrotic crust, surrounded by extensive erythemato-squamous circinate lesions caused by TMVII infection.
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