Tinea Incognito Due to Trichophytom rubrum after Local Steroid Therapy

The term “tinea incognito” refers to dermatophyte infections with clinical presentations that have been modified by the administration of corticosteroids. We describe a patient who had pustular inflammatory skin lesions due to Trichophyton rubrum after receiving treatment with potent topical cortico...

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Published in:Clinical infectious diseases 2001-12, Vol.33 (12), p.e142-e144
Main Authors: Jacobs, Jan A., Kolbach, Dinanda N., Vermeulen, Anton H. M., Smeets, Margo H. M. G., Neuman, H. A. Martino
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adrenal Cortex Hormones - adverse effects
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Tinea - chemically induced
Tinea - drug therapy
Tinea - microbiology
Trichophyton - isolation & purification
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Summary:The term “tinea incognito” refers to dermatophyte infections with clinical presentations that have been modified by the administration of corticosteroids. We describe a patient who had pustular inflammatory skin lesions due to Trichophyton rubrum after receiving treatment with potent topical corticosteroid creams.
ISSN:1058-4838
1537-6591
DOI:10.1086/338023