ArticleMycopathologia2011
Trichophyton tonsurans scalp carriage among wrestlers in a national competition in Turkey.
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- Tinea Gladiatorum and Dermatophyte Contamination Among Wrestlers and in Wrestling Halls: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Current microbiology · 2020Pooled it
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- Tinea Gladiatorum: Epidemiology, Clinical Aspects, and Management.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
- [Trichophyton tonsurans-an emerging pathogen in wrestling in Germany].Der Hautarzt; Zeitschrift fur Dermatologie, Venerologie, und verwandte Gebiete · 2021Article
- Tinea gladiatorum due toCurrent medical mycology · 2020Article
- Polyphasic Discrimination of Trichophyton tonsurans and T. equinum from Humans and Horses.Mycopathologia · 2020Article
- [Sports-associated dermatophytoses : An overview].Der Hautarzt; Zeitschrift fur Dermatologie, Venerologie, und verwandte Gebiete · 2016Review
- [Tropical and travel-related dermatomycoses: Part 1: Dermatophytoses].Der Hautarzt; Zeitschrift fur Dermatologie, Venerologie, und verwandte Gebiete · 2015Review
- Prevalence of fungal skin infections in Iranian wrestlers.Asian journal of sports medicine · 2013Article
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Abstract
Trichophyton tonsurans tinea gladiatorum is an emerging epidemic among combat-sport athletes across the globe. In the present study, we investigated the prevalence of symptomatic and asymptomatic dermatophytic infections among wrestlers in the National Greco-Roman Championship in Turkey. In total, 194 wrestlers from 32 provinces and 72 clubs were examined for scalp, trunk, groin, and toe web dermatophytic infections. We also administered a questionnaire to obtain information on the participants' lifestyles, wrestling characteristics, and risk factors for dermatophytic infections. The hairbrush method was used for scalp and trunk sampling, whereas a cotton swab was used for groin, toe web, and mat sampling. Three wrestling mats in the gymnasium were surveyed for dermatophytes using the touch preparation method. A total of 17 (8.8%) wrestlers harbored dermatophytes, and 22 strains were isolated: 13 (59.1%) T. tonsurans and 9 (40.9%) T. rubrum. These isolates were found on the scalp (8), trunk (2), forearm (1), hand (1), groin (3), and feet (7). In addition, we recovered 8 dermatophyte strains from the 150 mat samples (5.3%): T. rubrum in 6 samples (75%) and T. tonsurans in two samples (25%). T. tonsurans was only recovered from 11 out of 194 (5.7%) wrestlers. Scalp carriage represents the predominant (72.7%) clinical picture of a T. tonsurans infection in these Greco-Roman wrestlers in Turkey.
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