First Case Of Sexually Transmitted Fungal Infection Caused By Trichophyton Mentagrophytes Type VII Reported In US

NBC News (6/5, Edwards) reports, “A sexually transmitted ringworm caused by a rare fungus has been reported for the first time in the United States.” Published Wednesday in JAMA Dermatology, the case report “comes as clinicians worldwide increasingly say they’re having trouble treating fungal infections.” The patient in question “involves a New York City man in his 30s who reported having sex with multiple men during a trip to England, Greece and California.” He subsequently developed an infection caused by Trichophyton mentagrophytes type VII, “the first time the fungus has been identified in the U.S.”