[Imported tinea cruris (glutealis) caused by Trichophyton rubrum var. raubitschekii in Spain].

Although Trichophyton raubitschekii was first described by Kane et al. as a distinct species of dermatophyte, it is now classified as a variety of T. rubrum. The variety raubitschekii differs from the other varieties of T. rubrum in morphology, physiology, epidemiology and patterns of infection, but they are indistinguishable using molecular methods. T. rubrum var. raubitschekii is mostly found in Africa, Asia and South America. We present two cases of imported mycosis in two Nigerian men due to T. rubrum var. raubitschekii. The patients have Tinea cruris lesions on the buttocks. These are the first reported cases of this dermatophytosis in Spain.