Candidiasis and demodicosis of facial skin imitating exacerbation of rosacea

Rosacea is a chronic dermatosis, manifesting with erythema, papular or pustular eruptions located in the facial area. The authors present a case of an 84-year-old woman with a long-term history of rosacea who had a mycotic infection of the facial skin imitating aggravation of the underlying disease....

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Published in:Przegląd dermatologiczny 2019-01, Vol.106 (4), p.411-416
Main Authors: Łańczak, Anna, Spałek, Maciej, Kubisiak-Rzepczyk, Honorata, Jenerowicz, Dorota, Bowszyc-Dmochowska, Monika, Adamski, Zygmunt
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
candidiasis
demodicosis
Dermatology
Fungal infections
glucocorticosteroids
Population
Rosacea
Skin diseases
tinea incognito
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Summary:Rosacea is a chronic dermatosis, manifesting with erythema, papular or pustular eruptions located in the facial area. The authors present a case of an 84-year-old woman with a long-term history of rosacea who had a mycotic infection of the facial skin imitating aggravation of the underlying disease. The case presented by us can be regarded as a variant of “tinea incognito”, i.e., undiagnosed mycosis, misdiagnosed as another dermatosis, which is often aggravated by the patient by using local glucocorticosteroids or other local immunomodulators, which hinders proper diagnosis. It may be diagnostically relevant to consider other comorbidities in elderly patients with rosacea.
ISSN:0033-2526
2084-9893
DOI:10.5114/dr.2019.88259