“Trichophyton Mentagrophytes Type VII (TMVII for short) is in the news, and you may have heard about it. It’s a rare fungus that causes a treatable rash on the skin. It was recently found in the U.S. for the first time. The patient is a male New Yorker in his 30s who traveled to California, England, and Greece, where he had sex with men.
He developed a red, itchy rash on his genitals, legs, and buttocks. Despite multiple oral antifungal treatments, it took more than four months for the rash to heal completely.
No one yet knows how TMVII will develop in this country. In France, 13 cases were reported last year, 12 of them in men who have sex with men.
For now, there is no need to panic. But there is a need for vigilance…”