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A Case of Tinea Corporis in a Health Care Worker Acquired from Patient

Year 2011, Volume: 18 Issue: 4, 288 - 290, 01.08.2011

Abstract

The source of dermatophytic skin infections may be anthropophilic, geophilic and zoophilic. In this report, 25 year-old female doctor, diagnosed as tinea corporis infection, who made removal of infected hairs of two brothers with tinea capitis profundus, is presented. The lesions developed within two weeks after the epilation with inadequate infection precautions. She developed seven lesions on the left forearm, and the diameter of lesions were between 0.5 - 4x5 cm and the lesions were annular in shape. Lesions healed with 4 weeks topical terbinafin treatment. Direct contact to dermatophytic skin lesions should be avoided the contamination of infection to health care professions, and proper infection control measures must be taken. Key words: Tinea Capitis Profundus; Tinea Corporis; Human Acquired; Health Care Worker.

References

  • Tüzün Y, Serdaroğlu S, Kantarcıoğlu SA. Yüzeyel mantar hastalıkları. In: Tüzün Y, Gürer MA, Serdaroğlu S (eds). Dermatoloji. 3th ed. İstanbul, Nobel Tıp Kitabevleri, 2008: 341- 82.
  • Sobera JO, Elewski BE. Tinea corporis. In: Bolognia JL, Jorizzo JL, Rapini RP, et al, editors. Dermatology. 2nd ed. Spain: Mosby- Elsevier; 2008. p.1139-40.
  • Gerçeker B, Ertam İ, Aytimur D. Kediden bulaşan bir tinea korporis olgusu. Sürekli Tıp Eğitimi Dergisi 2004; 10: 392-3.
  • Szepietowski JC, Matusiak L. Trichophyton rubrum autoinoculation from infected nails is not such a rare phenomenon. Mycoses 2008; 51: 345-6.
  • Kawachi Y, Ikegami M, Takase T, Otsuka F. Chronically recurrent and disseminated tinea faciei/corporis-Autoinoculation from asymptomatic tinea capitis carriage. Pediatr Dermatol 2010. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2010.01270.x.
  • McNeil SA, Nordstrom-Lerner L, Malani PN, Zervos M, Kauffman CA. Outbreak of sternal surgical site infections due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa traced to a scrub nurse with onychomycosis. Clin Infect Dis 2001; 33: 317-23.
  • Mermel LA, McKay M, Dempsey J, Parenteau S. Pseudomonas surgical-site infections linked to a healthcare worker with onychomycosis. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2003; 24: 749-52.
  • Cassettari VC, Silveira IR, Balsamo AC, Franco F. Outbreak of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in an intermediate-risk neonatal unit linked to onychomycosis in a healthcare worker. J Pediatr (Rio J) 2006; 82: 313-6.
  • Drusin LM, Ross BG, Rhodes KH, Krauss AN, Scott RA. Nosocomial ringworm in a neonatal intensive care unit: a nurse and her cat. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2000; 21: 605-7.
  • Arnow PM, Houchins SG, Pugliese G. An outbreak of tinea corporis in hospital personel caused by a patient with Trichophyton tonsurans infection. Pediatr Infect Dis J 1991; 10: 355-9.
  • Lewis SM, Lewis BG. Nosocomial transmission of Trichophyton tonsurans tinea corporis in a rehabilitation hospital. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 1997; 18: 322-5.
  • Shroba J, Olson-Burgess C, Preuett B, Abdel-Rahman SM. A large outbreak of Trichophyton tonsurans among health care workers in a pediatric hospital. Am J Infect Control 2009; 37: 43-8.
  • Mahmoudabadi AZ. Laboratory instrument contamination with dermatophytes - a risk for dermatophytosis. Lett Appl Microbiol 2007; 44: 112-3.
  • Yapar N, Alp-Çavuş S. Hastane infeksiyonları ve personel sağlığı. In: Yüce A, Çakır N (eds). Hastane İnfeksiyonları. 2nd ed. İzmir, İzmir Güven Kitabevi 2009: 35-48.

Sağlık Personelinde Hasta Kaynaklı Bir Tinea Korporis Olgusu

Year 2011, Volume: 18 Issue: 4, 288 - 290, 01.08.2011

Abstract

Dermatofitik deri infeksiyonları insan, hayvan, toprak kaynaklı olabilir. Bu çalışmada, tinea kapitis profunda tanılı iki kardeşin epilasyonunu yapan 25 yaşındaki bir bayan doktorda gelişen tinea korporis infeksiyonu sunulmuştur. Yeterli infeksiyon kontrol önlemleri alınmadan yapılan epilasyon işleminden yaklaşık iki hafta sonra sol kolda en büyüğü 4x5 cm, en küçüğü 0.5 cm çapında toplam yedi adet, anüler plak tarzında lezyon gelişmiştir. Lezyonlar 4 haftalık topikal terbinafin ile iyileşmiştir. Dermatofit infeksiyonlarının hastadan sağlık çalışanına bulaşının engellenmesi için direkt temastan kaçınılmalıdır ve gerekli infeksiyon kontrol önlemleri alınmalıdır. Anahtar kelimeler: Tinea Kapitis Profunda; Tinea Korporis; İnsan Kaynaklı; Sağlık Çalışanı.

References

  • Tüzün Y, Serdaroğlu S, Kantarcıoğlu SA. Yüzeyel mantar hastalıkları. In: Tüzün Y, Gürer MA, Serdaroğlu S (eds). Dermatoloji. 3th ed. İstanbul, Nobel Tıp Kitabevleri, 2008: 341- 82.
  • Sobera JO, Elewski BE. Tinea corporis. In: Bolognia JL, Jorizzo JL, Rapini RP, et al, editors. Dermatology. 2nd ed. Spain: Mosby- Elsevier; 2008. p.1139-40.
  • Gerçeker B, Ertam İ, Aytimur D. Kediden bulaşan bir tinea korporis olgusu. Sürekli Tıp Eğitimi Dergisi 2004; 10: 392-3.
  • Szepietowski JC, Matusiak L. Trichophyton rubrum autoinoculation from infected nails is not such a rare phenomenon. Mycoses 2008; 51: 345-6.
  • Kawachi Y, Ikegami M, Takase T, Otsuka F. Chronically recurrent and disseminated tinea faciei/corporis-Autoinoculation from asymptomatic tinea capitis carriage. Pediatr Dermatol 2010. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2010.01270.x.
  • McNeil SA, Nordstrom-Lerner L, Malani PN, Zervos M, Kauffman CA. Outbreak of sternal surgical site infections due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa traced to a scrub nurse with onychomycosis. Clin Infect Dis 2001; 33: 317-23.
  • Mermel LA, McKay M, Dempsey J, Parenteau S. Pseudomonas surgical-site infections linked to a healthcare worker with onychomycosis. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2003; 24: 749-52.
  • Cassettari VC, Silveira IR, Balsamo AC, Franco F. Outbreak of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in an intermediate-risk neonatal unit linked to onychomycosis in a healthcare worker. J Pediatr (Rio J) 2006; 82: 313-6.
  • Drusin LM, Ross BG, Rhodes KH, Krauss AN, Scott RA. Nosocomial ringworm in a neonatal intensive care unit: a nurse and her cat. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2000; 21: 605-7.
  • Arnow PM, Houchins SG, Pugliese G. An outbreak of tinea corporis in hospital personel caused by a patient with Trichophyton tonsurans infection. Pediatr Infect Dis J 1991; 10: 355-9.
  • Lewis SM, Lewis BG. Nosocomial transmission of Trichophyton tonsurans tinea corporis in a rehabilitation hospital. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 1997; 18: 322-5.
  • Shroba J, Olson-Burgess C, Preuett B, Abdel-Rahman SM. A large outbreak of Trichophyton tonsurans among health care workers in a pediatric hospital. Am J Infect Control 2009; 37: 43-8.
  • Mahmoudabadi AZ. Laboratory instrument contamination with dermatophytes - a risk for dermatophytosis. Lett Appl Microbiol 2007; 44: 112-3.
  • Yapar N, Alp-Çavuş S. Hastane infeksiyonları ve personel sağlığı. In: Yüce A, Çakır N (eds). Hastane İnfeksiyonları. 2nd ed. İzmir, İzmir Güven Kitabevi 2009: 35-48.
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Primary Language Turkish
Journal Section Articles
Authors

Nihal Altunışık This is me

Hamdi Özcan This is me

Publication Date August 1, 2011
Published in Issue Year 2011 Volume: 18 Issue: 4

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APA Altunışık, N., & Özcan, H. (2011). Sağlık Personelinde Hasta Kaynaklı Bir Tinea Korporis Olgusu. Journal of Turgut Ozal Medical Center, 18(4), 288-290.
AMA Altunışık N, Özcan H. Sağlık Personelinde Hasta Kaynaklı Bir Tinea Korporis Olgusu. J Turgut Ozal Med Cent. August 2011;18(4):288-290.
Chicago Altunışık, Nihal, and Hamdi Özcan. “Sağlık Personelinde Hasta Kaynaklı Bir Tinea Korporis Olgusu”. Journal of Turgut Ozal Medical Center 18, no. 4 (August 2011): 288-90.
EndNote Altunışık N, Özcan H (August 1, 2011) Sağlık Personelinde Hasta Kaynaklı Bir Tinea Korporis Olgusu. Journal of Turgut Ozal Medical Center 18 4 288–290.
IEEE N. Altunışık and H. Özcan, “Sağlık Personelinde Hasta Kaynaklı Bir Tinea Korporis Olgusu”, J Turgut Ozal Med Cent, vol. 18, no. 4, pp. 288–290, 2011.
ISNAD Altunışık, Nihal - Özcan, Hamdi. “Sağlık Personelinde Hasta Kaynaklı Bir Tinea Korporis Olgusu”. Journal of Turgut Ozal Medical Center 18/4 (August 2011), 288-290.
JAMA Altunışık N, Özcan H. Sağlık Personelinde Hasta Kaynaklı Bir Tinea Korporis Olgusu. J Turgut Ozal Med Cent. 2011;18:288–290.
MLA Altunışık, Nihal and Hamdi Özcan. “Sağlık Personelinde Hasta Kaynaklı Bir Tinea Korporis Olgusu”. Journal of Turgut Ozal Medical Center, vol. 18, no. 4, 2011, pp. 288-90.
Vancouver Altunışık N, Özcan H. Sağlık Personelinde Hasta Kaynaklı Bir Tinea Korporis Olgusu. J Turgut Ozal Med Cent. 2011;18(4):288-90.