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- Title
Tinea incognito due to Trichophyton mentagrophytes.
- Authors
Sánchez-Castellanos, María Elena; Mayorga-Rodríguez, Jorge Arturo; Sandoval-Tress, Cecilia; Hernández-Torres, Mercedes
- Abstract
Tinea incognito is a ringworm infection modified by corticosteroids. We report a case of a 2-year-old girl who developed tinea incognito due to Trichophyton mentagrophytes after applying methylprednisolone aceponate for 3 months. Diagnosis was confirmed by histopathologic and mycological examination, which led to the identification of Trichophyton mentagrophytes var. mentagrophytes, a zoophilic dermatophyte. Previous corticosteroid use in dermatophyte infections can alter their clinical appearance leading to misdiagnosis and delay in appropriate therapy.
- Publication
Mycoses, 2007, Vol 50, Issue 1, p85
- ISSN
0933-7407
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1439-0507.2006.01321.x