'Trichophyton indotineae' is an inaccurate and pejorative term

Shyam B Verma¹, Ananta Khurana², Philipp P Bosshard³, Alexandra Kargl⁴, Archana Singal⁵, Abir Saraswat⁶, Emanuella Guenova⁷, Martin Schaller⁸, Saumya Panda⁹, Ali Rezaei-Matehkolaei¹⁰, Ditte Marie L Saunte¹¹, Kabir Sardana², Ramesh M Bhat¹², Alireza Firooz¹³, Esther Klonowski¹⁴, Koushal Verma¹⁵, Manjunath Shenoy¹⁶, Rajeev Sharma¹⁷, K A Seetharam¹⁸, Silke Uhrlaß¹⁴, Annette Kolb-Mäurer¹⁹, Markus Vincent Starink²⁰, Mohammed Saiful Islam Bhuiyan²¹, Nayani Priyangika Madarasingha²², Arun Joshi²³, Sidra Saleem Khan²⁴, Jacek C Szepietowski²⁵, Uwe Wollina²⁶, Resham Vasani²⁷, Monisha Madhumita²⁸, Bhartendu Mehta²⁹, Valeska Padovese³⁰, Sudip Parajuli³¹, Daniela Vanousova³², Pietro Nenoff¹⁴

Affiliations

¹ Nirvan Skin Clinic, Vadodara, India.
² Department of Dermatology, Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital and Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
³ Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland.
⁴ Department of Dermatology, MVZ Dermatologie Südbayern GmbH, Rosenheimerstrasse 2, Munich, Germany.
⁵ Department of Dermatology and STD, University College of Medical Sciences and GTB Hospital, Delhi, India.
⁶ Indushree Skin Clinic, Lucknow, India.
⁷ Department of Microbiology, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
⁸ Universitäts-Hautklinik Tübingen, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
⁹ Department of Dermatology, Jagannath Gupta Institute of Medical Sciences (JIMS), Kolkata, India.
¹⁰ Department of Medical Mycology, Infectious and Tropical Diseases Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
¹¹ Department of Allergy, Dermatology and Venereology, Herlev & Gentofte University Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark.
¹² Department of Dermatology, Father Muller Medical College, Mangalore, India.
¹³ Department of Dermatology, Tehran University of Medical Science, Center for Research and Training in Skin Diseases and Leprosy, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.
¹⁴ Laboratory Mölbis, Labopart - Medizinische Laboratorien, Rötha OT Mölbis, Germany.
¹⁵ Department of Dermatology and Venereology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
¹⁶ Department of Dermatology, Yenepoya Medical College Deralkatte, Mangalore.
¹⁷ Bishen Skin Center, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India.
¹⁸ Hanuma Skin Center, Kothapet, Guntur, India.
¹⁹ Clinic and Polyclinic for Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
²⁰ Department of Dermatology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
²¹ Department of Dermatology and Venerology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Dhaka, Bangladesh.
²² Department of Dermatology, Base Hospital Homagama, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
²³ Department of Dermatology, Farwaniya Hospital Sabah al Naser Area, Farwaniya, Kuwait.
²⁴ Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Pl, Liverpool, United Kingdom.
²⁵ Faculty of Medicine, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wroclaw, Poland.
²⁶ Department of Dermatology & Allergology, Städtisches Klinikum Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
²⁷ Department of Dermatology, Bhojani Clinic, Earth Classic, Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Road, Matunga, Mumbai 400022, India.
²⁸ Department of Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprosy, Saveetha Medical College, Thandalam, Chennai, India.
²⁹ Department of Dermatology, American Mission Hospital, Bahrain.
³⁰ Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Mater Dei Hospital, Tal-qroqq, Msida, Malta.
³¹ Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal.
³² Department of Dermatology, The Dermatology Clinic, Dunedin, New Zealand.

PMID: 39912159
DOI: 10.25259/IJDVL_1793_2024

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'Trichophyton indotineae' is an inaccurate and pejorative term

Shyam B Verma et al. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol. 2025 Mar-Apr.

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. 2025 Mar-Apr;91(2):277-280.

doi: 10.25259/IJDVL_1793_2024.

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Affiliations

¹ Nirvan Skin Clinic, Vadodara, India.
² Department of Dermatology, Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital and Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
³ Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland.
⁴ Department of Dermatology, MVZ Dermatologie Südbayern GmbH, Rosenheimerstrasse 2, Munich, Germany.
⁵ Department of Dermatology and STD, University College of Medical Sciences and GTB Hospital, Delhi, India.
⁶ Indushree Skin Clinic, Lucknow, India.
⁷ Department of Microbiology, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
⁸ Universitäts-Hautklinik Tübingen, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
⁹ Department of Dermatology, Jagannath Gupta Institute of Medical Sciences (JIMS), Kolkata, India.
¹⁰ Department of Medical Mycology, Infectious and Tropical Diseases Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
¹¹ Department of Allergy, Dermatology and Venereology, Herlev & Gentofte University Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark.
¹² Department of Dermatology, Father Muller Medical College, Mangalore, India.
¹³ Department of Dermatology, Tehran University of Medical Science, Center for Research and Training in Skin Diseases and Leprosy, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.
¹⁴ Laboratory Mölbis, Labopart - Medizinische Laboratorien, Rötha OT Mölbis, Germany.
¹⁵ Department of Dermatology and Venereology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
¹⁶ Department of Dermatology, Yenepoya Medical College Deralkatte, Mangalore.
¹⁷ Bishen Skin Center, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India.
¹⁸ Hanuma Skin Center, Kothapet, Guntur, India.
¹⁹ Clinic and Polyclinic for Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
²⁰ Department of Dermatology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
²¹ Department of Dermatology and Venerology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Dhaka, Bangladesh.
²² Department of Dermatology, Base Hospital Homagama, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
²³ Department of Dermatology, Farwaniya Hospital Sabah al Naser Area, Farwaniya, Kuwait.
²⁴ Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Pl, Liverpool, United Kingdom.
²⁵ Faculty of Medicine, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wroclaw, Poland.
²⁶ Department of Dermatology & Allergology, Städtisches Klinikum Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
²⁷ Department of Dermatology, Bhojani Clinic, Earth Classic, Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Road, Matunga, Mumbai 400022, India.
²⁸ Department of Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprosy, Saveetha Medical College, Thandalam, Chennai, India.
²⁹ Department of Dermatology, American Mission Hospital, Bahrain.
³⁰ Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Mater Dei Hospital, Tal-qroqq, Msida, Malta.
³¹ Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal.
³² Department of Dermatology, The Dermatology Clinic, Dunedin, New Zealand.

PMID: 39912159
DOI: 10.25259/IJDVL_1793_2024

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