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Original Article

Las micosis por Trichophyton megninii en Galicia (Con revisión de la taxonomia de este dermatofito)

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Pages 93-100 | Accepted 09 Dec 1987, Published online: 09 Jul 2009
 

Abstract

The taxonomy of the dermatophyte Trichophyton megninii has been the subject of much discussion since it was first isolated by Sabouraud in 1893. Initially he named it Trichophyton à culture rose and later T. rosaceum. It has been confused with the Microsporum (Epidermophyton) gallinae described by Megnin.

Nowadays most mycologists consider T. rosaceum to be a synonym of the T. megninii, although some French authors still use Sabouraud's denomination.

It is an exclusively anthropophilic dermatophyte with a broad geographic distribution, but in general a low incidence in most countries, except in Portugal, Corsica and Sardinia where it causes infections of both hairy and glabrous skin zones and nails in humans.

T. megninii is an uncommon cause of ringworm in Spain and is mainly restricted to Galicia, and even there the incidence is low; it has been isolated only five times in our clinical practice with two more cases described previously in the literature, and predominantly affects females. Case reports show that it produces slowly evolving lesions with little local symptomatology on the scalp and is recalcitrant to conventional antifungal treatment. Its identification in culture should be based on the macroscopical appearance of the colony and by its absolute requirement for l-histidine.

Abstract

El Trichophyton megninii es un dermatofito cuya taxonomía ha sido muy discutida desde que fue aislado por vez primera por Saouraud en 1893. Este le da al principio la denominación de Trichophyton à culture rose y más tarde T. rosaceum. Se ha confundido con el Microsporum (Epidermophyton) gallinae descrito por Megnin.

Actualmente la mayoria de los micólogos consideran al T. rosaceum como una sinonimia del T. megninii, excepto los autores franceses que siguen utilizando la denominación de Sabouraud.

Agente exclusivamente antropofílico, de amplia destribución geográfica, aunque en general de escasa incidencia en la mayor parte de los paises, con excepción de Portugal, Córcega y Cerdeña.

T. megninii es capaz de parasitar en el hombre zonas pilosas, piel glabra y uñas. Ocasiona lesiones de evolución lenta, con escasa sintomatología local, y, sobre todo cuando afecta a zonas cubiertas con pelo terminal, de mala respuesta al tratamiento antifúngico còn pautas convencionales. Su identificación en cultivo debe realizarse por el aspecto macroscópico de la colonia y por su requerimiento absoluto de l-histidina.

Es un agente muy poco frecuente en España, limitándose practicamente su presencia a Galicia con una incidencia muy escasa, ya que se aisla solamente en 7 ocasiones, entre nuestros casos y dos más que figuran en la literatura, afectando en forma preponderante al sexo femenino.

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