DOI: 10.1093/ced/llag347 ISSN: 0307-6938

Trichophyton indotineae infection in a 3-year-old boy successfully treated with terbinafine

Anthoula Efstathiadou, David J Chandler

Trichophyton indotineae, an emerging cause of treatment-resistant dermatophytosis in Europe, is frequently resistant to terbinafine. We describe a case of T. indotineae infection in a 3-year-old boy that unusually demonstrated an excellent response to combined oral and topical terbinafine.

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