Case Report

Managing Zoonotic Tinea Corporis in Primary Care: A Case Report

Volume: 13 Number: 1 March 11, 2019
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Managing Zoonotic Tinea Corporis in Primary Care: A Case Report

Abstract

Tinea corporis is a fungal infection caused by various dermatophytes. It is mostly seen on trunk and mostly represented with an annular plaque with erythematous border. Although it is presented with a typical lesion, even if the patient applies to primary care, it is mostly diagnosed and treated in secondary and tertiary care in Turkey. We present a 27-year-old woman that applied to primary care with an itchy, circular lesion. The woman was diagnosed with zoonotic tinea corporis due to Microsporum canis infection and treated in our Family Medicine Training Primary Healthcare Center successfully. This case is one of the few cases in the literature about the diagnosis and management of zoonotic tinea corporis in primary care. In order to decrease the workload and healthcare costs in secondary and tertiary care, management of these kinds of diseases in primary care should be encouraged.


Tinea korporis, çeşitli dermatofitlerin neden olduğu bir mantar enfeksiyonudur. Sıklıkla gövdede, eritemli sınırları olan dairesel bir plak olarak kendini gösterir. Tipik bir lezyon ile kendini göstermesine rağmen, hasta birinci basamak sağlık kuruluşuna başvursa dahi, Türkiye'de sıklıkla ikinci ve üçüncü basamak sağlık kuruluşlarında tanı almakta ve tedavi edilmektedir. Burada birinci basamak sağlık kuruluşuna kaşıntılı ve yuvarlak bir lezyonla başvuran 27 yaşında bir kadın hastayı sunmaktayız. Hasta, Eğitim Aile Sağlığı Merkezi'mizde Microsporum canis enfeksiyonuna bağlı tinea korporis tanısı almış ve başarılı bir şekilde tedavi edilmiştir. Bu olgu, literatürde birinci basamakta zoonoz enfeksiyona bağlı tinea korporis'in tanısı ve tedavisi ile ilgili olarak yer alan sayılı olgu sunumlarından biridir. İkinci ve üçüncü basamak sağlık kuruluşlarının iş yükünü ve sağlık harcamalarını azaltabilmek için, aile hekimleri bu gibi hastalıkların birinci basamak sağlık kuruluşlarında yönetilmesi konusunda cesaretlendirilmelidir.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

​Internal Diseases

Journal Section

Case Report

Publication Date

March 11, 2019

Submission Date

April 16, 2018

Acceptance Date

July 10, 2018

Published in Issue

Year 2019 Volume: 13 Number: 1

APA
Akyol Mısır, G., Kendir, C., & Güldal, A. D. (2019). Managing Zoonotic Tinea Corporis in Primary Care: A Case Report. Turkish Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 13(1), 95-99. https://doi.org/10.21763/tjfmpc.528051
AMA
1.Akyol Mısır G, Kendir C, Güldal AD. Managing Zoonotic Tinea Corporis in Primary Care: A Case Report. TJFMPC. 2019;13(1):95-99. doi:10.21763/tjfmpc.528051
Chicago
Akyol Mısır, Gamze, Candan Kendir, and Azize Dilek Güldal. 2019. “Managing Zoonotic Tinea Corporis in Primary Care: A Case Report”. Turkish Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care 13 (1): 95-99. https://doi.org/10.21763/tjfmpc.528051.
EndNote
Akyol Mısır G, Kendir C, Güldal AD (March 1, 2019) Managing Zoonotic Tinea Corporis in Primary Care: A Case Report. Turkish Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care 13 1 95–99.
IEEE
[1]G. Akyol Mısır, C. Kendir, and A. D. Güldal, “Managing Zoonotic Tinea Corporis in Primary Care: A Case Report”, TJFMPC, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 95–99, Mar. 2019, doi: 10.21763/tjfmpc.528051.
ISNAD
Akyol Mısır, Gamze - Kendir, Candan - Güldal, Azize Dilek. “Managing Zoonotic Tinea Corporis in Primary Care: A Case Report”. Turkish Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care 13/1 (March 1, 2019): 95-99. https://doi.org/10.21763/tjfmpc.528051.
JAMA
1.Akyol Mısır G, Kendir C, Güldal AD. Managing Zoonotic Tinea Corporis in Primary Care: A Case Report. TJFMPC. 2019;13:95–99.
MLA
Akyol Mısır, Gamze, et al. “Managing Zoonotic Tinea Corporis in Primary Care: A Case Report”. Turkish Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, vol. 13, no. 1, Mar. 2019, pp. 95-99, doi:10.21763/tjfmpc.528051.
Vancouver
1.Gamze Akyol Mısır, Candan Kendir, Azize Dilek Güldal. Managing Zoonotic Tinea Corporis in Primary Care: A Case Report. TJFMPC. 2019 Mar. 1;13(1):95-9. doi:10.21763/tjfmpc.528051

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