Tinea Imbricata as a Clue to Occult Immunodeficiency

Tinea imbricata (TI) is a geographically restricted dermatophytosis with distinctive clinical and immunologic features. We present a case of TI occurring in a native Brazilian child with previously undiagnosed human immunodeficiency virus infection. Physicians should bear in mind that diagnosis of T...

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Published in:Pediatric dermatology 2014-11, Vol.31 (6), p.e126-e127
Main Authors: Maroñas Jiménez, Lidia, Monsálvez, Verónica, Gutiérrez García-Rodrigo, Carlota, Postigo Llorente, Concepción
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Administration, Oral
Antifungal Agents - therapeutic use
Child, Preschool
Forehead
Griseofulvin - therapeutic use
HIV Infections - diagnosis
HIV Infections - drug therapy
HIV Infections - microbiology
Humans
Male
Tinea - diagnosis
Tinea - drug therapy
Tinea - microbiology
Trichophyton - isolation & purification
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Summary:Tinea imbricata (TI) is a geographically restricted dermatophytosis with distinctive clinical and immunologic features. We present a case of TI occurring in a native Brazilian child with previously undiagnosed human immunodeficiency virus infection. Physicians should bear in mind that diagnosis of TI may be a clinical clue to potentially serious underlying immunodeficiency.
ISSN:0736-8046
1525-1470
DOI:10.1111/pde.12386