Tinea Corporis, Caused by Microsporum Canis - a Case Report From Kosovo

Kokollari, Fatime; Daka, Aferdita; Blyta, Ymrane; Ismajli, Fellanza; Haxhijaha-Lulaj, Kujtesa

doi:10.5455/medarh.2015.69.345-346

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“…In the literature, a few tinea corporis cases in adults due to zoonotic M.canis infection were reported. [5][6][7][8][9] However, these cases were all evaluated in the secondary or tertiary health care centers. As FPs don't have a gatekeeper role in Turkey due to lack of referral system, a comprehensive approach and management in primary care could decrease the workload and patient overload in secondary or tertiary health care centers.…”

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Managing Zoonotic Tinea Corporis in Primary Care: A Case Report

Mısır¹,

Kendir

Güldal

2019

Turkish Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care

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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. ÖZETTinea 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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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Managing Zoonotic Tinea Corporis in Primary Care: A Case Report

Mısır¹,

Kendir

Güldal

2019

Turkish Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care

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“…Elsewhere, betulinic acid isolated from the leaves exhibited a potent MIC value of 0.03 and 0.02 mg/mL against C. neoformans and C. albicans, respectively [65]. It is important to notice that both M. schenkii and M. canis are implicated in human and animal cutaneous skin infections and/or dermatophytosis [69][70][71]. Candida albicans is an important pathogen that may cause a variety of infections, including skin and lesions infections and opportunistic infections associated with HIV (oral candidiasis), while Cryptococcus neoformans could give rise to various hospital-acquired infections and may also cause central nervous system and kidney infections [72,73].…”

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A Systematic Review of Curtisia dentata Endemic to South Africa: Phytochemistry, Pharmacology, and Toxicology

Raletsena,

Pooe,

Mongalo

2023

Life

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The use of traditional medicine in treating a variety of both human and animal infections is ancient and still relevant. This is due to the resistance exhibited by most pathogenic microbial stains to currently-used antibiotics. The current work reports the phytochemistry, ethno-medicinal uses, toxicology, and most important pharmacological activities that validate the use of the plant species in African traditional medicine. Curtisia dendata is used in the treatment of many human and animal infections, including diarrhea, skin and related conditions, sexually transmitted infections, cancer, and a variety of ethno-veterinary infections. Pharmacologically, the plant species exhibited potent antimicrobial activity against a variety of pathogens. Further, both extracts and compounds isolated from the plant species exhibited potent antioxidant, anticancer, anti-parasitic, anti-inflammatory, and other important biological activities. Phytochemically, the plant species possess a variety of compounds, particularly triterpenes, that may well explain the various pharmacological activities of the plant species. The toxicological parameters, antimicrobial activities against microorganisms related to sexually transmitted infections, anti-diabetic effects, and inflammatory properties of the plant species are not well studied and still need to be explored. The biological activities observed validate the use of the plant species in African traditional medicine, particularly in the treatment of pulmonary infections associated with Mycobacterium species, and may well be due to the presence of triterpenes prevalent in the leaves.

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“…The antibacterial activity of an extract or a pure chemical can be assessed or screened using a number of biological laboratory techniques. Disk-diffusion and broth or agar dilution procedures are the most well-known and fundamental techniques (Magaldi et al, 2004;Pfaller et al, 2004;Roden et al, 2005;Das et al, 2010;Bensah and Mensah, 2013;Kokollari et al, 2015;Fierascu et al, 2019).…”

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Evaluation of the antimicrobial effects of Capsicum, Nigella sativa, Musa paradisiaca L., and Citrus limetta: A review

Bhatti¹,

Hussain²,

Mohsin³

et al. 2022

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

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The extensive use of antibiotics and vaccines against microbial infections can result in long-term negative effects on humans and the environment. However, there are a number of plants that have antimicrobial effects against various disease-causing microbes such as bacteria, viruses, and fungi without negative side effects or harm to the environment. In this regard, four particular plants- Capsicum, Nigella sativa, Musa paradisiaca L., and Citrus limetta have been widely considered due to their excellent antimicrobial effect and ample availability. In this review, we discuss their antimicrobial effects due to the presence of thymoquinone, p-cymene, pinene, alkaloids, limonene, camphene, and melanin. These antimicrobial compounds disrupt the cell membrane of microbes, inhibit cellular division, and form biofilm in bacterial species, eventually reducing the number of microbes. Extraction of these compounds from the respective plants is carried out by different methods such as soxhlet, hydro-distillation, liquid-liquid extraction (LLE), pressurized liquid extraction (PLE), solid-phase extraction (SPE), supercritical fluid extraction (SFE), pulsed electric field (PEF), microwave-assisted extraction (MAE), enzyme-assisted extraction (EAE), ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE), and high-voltage electrical discharge. Suitable selection of the extraction technique highly depends upon the associated advantages and disadvantages. In order to aid future study in this field, this review paper summarizes the advantages and disadvantages of each of these approaches. Additionally, the discussion covers how antimicrobial agents destroy harmful bacteria. Thus, this review offers in-depth knowledge to researchers on the antibacterial properties of Capsicum, Nigella sativa, Musa paradisiaca L. peels, and Citrus limetta.

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Tinea Corporis, Caused by Microsporum Canis - a Case Report From Kosovo

Cited by 6 publications

References 5 publications

Managing Zoonotic Tinea Corporis in Primary Care: A Case Report

Managing Zoonotic Tinea Corporis in Primary Care: A Case Report

A Systematic Review of Curtisia dentata Endemic to South Africa: Phytochemistry, Pharmacology, and Toxicology

Evaluation of the antimicrobial effects of Capsicum, Nigella sativa, Musa paradisiaca L., and Citrus limetta: A review

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