Bulgarian Society of Dermatology

Journal of Clinical & Experimental Dermatology Research

A Pediatric Case of Bullous Tinea Pedis Caused by Trichophyton violaceum in the United States

Abstract

Author(s): Grace L Lee and Joy Mosser

Trichophyton violaceum is an uncommon cause of tinea pedis. We report a case of bullous tinea pedis caused T. violaceum in a 7-year old otherwise healthy child living in the United States. She achieved clinical recovery with a 1- month course of oral terbinafine.