Transmission of dermatophytes, especially Trichophyton mentagrophytes genotype VII, during sexual intercourse has been recently reported. We report 13 such cases in France. All patients were male; 12 were men who have sex with men. Our findings suggest sexual transmission of this pathogen within a specific population, men who have sex with men.
Keywords: France; HIV; Tinea; Trichophyton mentagrophytes; dermatophytosis; fungi; monkeypox; sexually transmitted infections; terbinafine; viruses.