Dermoscopy - a simple and rapid in vivo diagnostic technique for tinea incognito
An. bras. dermatol
;
94(5): 612-614, Sept.-Oct. 2019. graf
Article
in English
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| ID: biblio-1054855
ABSTRACT
Abstract Tinea incognito resulting from corticosteroid abuse is becoming very common in the tropics. Its diagnosis is tricky owing to its confusing morphology, as well as practical and technical issues associated with mycological tests. Dermoscopy has now evolved as a novel diagnostic tool for diagnosing tinea incognito in such challenging situations, since the typical hair changes such as Morse-code hairs, deformable hairs, translucent hairs, comma and cork screw hairs, and perifollicular scaling may be seen despite steroid use, irrespective of mycological results.
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Main subject:
Tinea
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Dermoscopy
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Etiology study
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
An. bras. dermatol
Journal subject:
Dermatology
Year:
2019
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
India
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Iran
Institution/Affiliation country:
Patna Medical College & Hospital/IN
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S. Nijalingappa Medical College/IN
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SKINNOCENCE: The Skin Clinic & Research Center/IN
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University of Medical Sciences/IR
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