An outbreak of tinea corporis gladiatorum on a high school wrestling team

1994 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 197-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Beller ◽  
Bradford D. Gessner
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Tinea Corporis ◽  
Tinea Corporis Gladiatorum

Tinea corporis gladiatorum: Specificity and epidemiology

2007 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 177-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.M. Poisson ◽  
N. Jourdan Da Silva ◽  
D. Rousseau ◽  
E. Estève
Keyword(s):  
Tinea Corporis ◽  
Tinea Corporis Gladiatorum

scholarly journals Tinea Corporis Gladiatorum Presenting as a Majocchi Granuloma

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anil Kurian ◽  
Richard M. Haber
Keyword(s):  
Antifungal Therapy ◽  
Fungal Infections ◽  
Skin Lesions ◽  
Tinea Corporis ◽  
Fungal Culture ◽  
Erythematous Plaque ◽  
Clinical Appearance ◽  
First Case ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Tinea Corporis Gladiatorum

Background. Wrestlers are at increased risk of developing cutaneous infections, including fungal infections caused by dermatophytes. Erythematous lesions due to tinea infections can be mistakenly diagnosed as an inflammatory dermatitis and incorrectly treated with potent topical corticosteroid treatments which cause localized skin immunosuppression. This can eventuate in a Majocchi granuloma which then becomes refractory to topical antifungal therapy. To our knowledge, this is the first case of tinea corporis gladiatorum presenting as a Majocchi granuloma. Observations. A 20-year-old wrestler presented with a 4-year history of a large pruritic, scaly erythematous plaque with follicular papules, and pustules on his right forearm. The lesion had the clinical appearance of a Majocchi granuloma. He had been treated with potent topical corticosteroids and topical antifungal therapy. KOH and fungal culture of the lesion were negative. An erythematous scaly lesion in the scalp was cultured and grew Trichophyton tonsurans. Oral Terbinafine therapy was initiated and complete resolution of both lesions occurred within 6 weeks. Conclusion. The purpose of this report is to inform dermatologists that tinea corporis gladiatorum can present as a Majocchi granuloma and needs to be considered in the differential diagnosis of persistent skin lesions in wrestlers.

scholarly journals Outbreak of tinea corporis gladiatorum, a fungal skin infection due to Trichophyton tonsurans, in a French high level judo team

2005 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 7-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. M. Poisson ◽  
Didier Rousseau ◽  
D Defo ◽  
E Estève
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Daily Practice ◽  
Tinea Corporis ◽  
Personal Hygiene ◽  
Trichophyton Tonsurans ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Hygiene Practices ◽  
High Level ◽  
Tinea Corporis Gladiatorum ◽  
Male University Students

An outbreak of 49 cases of tinea corporis gladiatorum due to Trichophyton tonsurans infection occurred in a high level judo team of 131 members in Orléans, central France, between October 2004 and April 2005. The team was divided into 5 groups: cadet-junior boys (n=44), cadet-junior girls (n=33), male university students (n= 15), female university students (n=21), and a group called ‘pôle technique’ made up of high level judokas who have finished academic study (n=18). The outbreak involved 86% of the cadet-junior boys, but only 6 men in the ‘pôle technique’ (33%) and only 5 of the 69 other team members (7%) (cadet-junior girls and university students). We describe the outbreak and the results of a survey that found a known risk factor for the ‘pôle technique’: sharing an electric hair shaver. Personal hygiene practices were found to be very good among the cadet-junior boys. The high attack rate in this group may be linked to the poor shower facilities in the gymnasium where they practiced that led them to have their showers several hours after the end of daily practice.

Tinea corporis gladiatorum: An epidemic of Trichophyton tonsurans in student wrestlers

1992 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 632-633 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew J. Stiller ◽  
William P. Klein ◽  
Robert I. Dorman ◽  
Stanley Rosenthal
Keyword(s):  
Tinea Corporis ◽  
Trichophyton Tonsurans ◽  
Tinea Corporis Gladiatorum

Cosmetology treatments on human hair: An SEM study

1996 ◽  
Vol 54 ◽  
pp. 940-941
Author(s):  
D.F. Bowling
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High Resolution ◽  
Human Hair ◽  
Optical Microscope ◽  
Convincing Evidence ◽  
Brightness Contrast ◽  
Sem Study

High school cosmetology students study the methods and effects of various human hair treatments, including permanents, straightening, conditioning, coloring and cutting. Although they are provided with textbook examples of overtreatment and numerous hair disorders and diseases, a view of an individual hair at the high resolution offered by an SEM provides convincing evidence of the hair‘s altered structure. Magnifications up to 2000X provide dramatic differences in perspective. A good quality classroom optical microscope can be very informative at lower resolutions.Students in a cosmetology class are initially split into two groups. One group is taught basic controls on the SEM (focus, magnification, brightness, contrast, specimen X, Y, and Z axis movements). A healthy, untreated piece of hair is initially examined on the SEM The second group cements a piece of their own hair on a stub. The samples are dryed quickly using heat or vacuum while the groups trade places and activities.

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