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Case Reports
. 2025 Jul;30(26):2500416.
doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2025.30.26.2500416.

Autochthonous transmission of Trichophyton indotineae through sexual contact, France, 2024

Arnaud Jabet  1   2 , Thibault Chiarabini  3 , Christophe Hennequin  4 , Fabrice Bouscarat  5 , Nadia Valin  3 , Romuald Cruchet  3 , Nicolas Boo  6 , Johan Chanal  6 , Christine Schuttler  7 , Myriam Kirstetter  8 , Anne-Cécile Normand  9 , Arnaud Fekkar  10 , Valérie Pourcher  11 , Renaud Piarroux  2 , Gentiane Monsel  8
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Autochthonous transmission of Trichophyton indotineae through sexual contact, France, 2024

Arnaud Jabet et al. Euro Surveill. 2025 Jul.

Abstract

Trichophyton indotineae is an emerging difficult to diagnose dermatophyte species associated with terbinafine resistance, which was initially described in South-Asian and Middle-Eastern countries. We report four cases of sexually transmitted dermatophytosis caused by T. indotineae in two female sex-workers, including one transgender woman, and two men who have sex with men. All four cases were acquired in Europe, highlighting the risk of pathogen spread through sexual contact outside initial endemic areas.

Keywords: Trichophyton; itraconazole; sexually transmitted diseases; terbinafine; tinea.

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Conflict of interest: None declared.

Figures

Three photographs showing examples of the skin lesions.
Figure
Clinical appearance of Trichophyton indotineae infection acquired in Europe through sexual contact, France, 2024 (n = 3)
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