Tinea incognito due to epidermophyton floccosum
Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences. 2008; 24 (4): 618-620
in English
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| ID: emr-89590
ABSTRACT
Tinea incognito is a cutaneous infection with atypical clinical characteristics. Disease is usually caused by administration of steroids. We describe a 25-year-old man who presented with local lesion in groin being treated with corticosteroid. Epidermophyton floccosum, an anthropophilic species, was identified by mycological examinations, direct and culture
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IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Steroids
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Tinea
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Epidermophyton
Type of study:
Case report
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Pak. J. Med. Sci.
Year:
2008
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