Trichophyton rubrum


Tri·choph·y·ton ru·'brum

a widely distributed anthropophilic fungal species that causes persistent infections of the skin, especially tinea pedis and tinea cruris, and in the nails that are unusually resistant to therapy; it rarely invades the hair, where it is ectothrix in nature; occasional subcutaneous and systemic infections have been reported.

Trich·o·phy·ton ru·brum

(tri-kof'i-ton rū'brŭm) A widely distributed anthropophilic fungal species that causes persistent infections of the skin, especially tinea pedis and tinea cruris and in the nails, that are unusually resistant to therapy.