Dermatophilus congolensis human infection

• Published in: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology Vol. 29; no. 2; pp. 351 - 354
• Main Authors: Towersey, Loan, Martins, Eunice de Castro Soares, Londero, Alberto Thomaz, Hay, Roderick James, Filho, Porphirio José Soares, Takiya, Cristina Maeda, Martins, Cláudio César, Gompertz, Olga Fischman
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Mosby, Inc 01.08.1993; Elsevier
• Subjects: Actinomycetales Infections - microbiology; Actinomycetales Infections - pathology; Adult; Bacterial diseases; Bacterial diseases of the skin; Biological and medical sciences; Female; Human bacterial diseases; Humans; Infectious diseases; Keratinocytes - pathology; Langerhans Cells - pathology; Male; Medical sciences; Microscopy, Electron; Middle Aged; Skin Diseases, Bacterial - microbiology; Skin Diseases, Bacterial - pathology; Tropical medicine; South America; Brazil; America; Human; Skin disease; Pathogenesis; Actinomycetales; Infection; Case study; Symptomatology; Nail(anatomy); Histopathology; Langerhans cell; Bacteriosis; Bacteria; Actinomycetes; Skin; Dermatophilaceae; Dermatophilus congolensis
• ISSN: 0190-9622; 1097-6787
• DOI: 10.1016/0190-9622(93)70194-X

Four cases of human dermatophilosis observed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, are reported. Data that suggest nail infection by Dermatophilus congolensis are presented. The clinical spectrum of the disease ranged from an asymptomatic infection to a pustular eruption. Our findings suggest that epidermal Langerhans cells play a role in the pathogenesis of the infection.