Review on Tinea Incognita

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• 作者：Patricia Chang ; Gabriela Moreno-Coutiño
• 关键词：Tinea incognita ; Topical steroids ; Misdiagnosis ; KOH mount ; Fungal culture ; Skin biopsy ; Clinical suspicion ; Differential diagnosis ; Eczema ; Contact dermatitis ; Immunosuppression ; Confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) ; Tinea
• 刊名：Current Fungal Infection Reports
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：September 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：10
• 期：3
• 页码：126-131
• 全文大小：417 KB
• 刊物主题：Infectious Diseases; Internal Medicine; Tropical Medicine; Occupational Medicine/Industrial Medicine; Pneumology/Respiratory System;
• 出版者：Springer US
• ISSN：1936-377X
• 卷排序：10

文摘

Tinea incognito is a superficial dermatophytosis that clinically has been modified by misuse and misadministration of corticosteroids, topical or systemic, and less frequently by immunomodulators such as pimecrolimus, either by auto-medication or prescription. As a consequence, the dermatophytosis has an atypical clinical presentation, without the classic signs that orient us to a prompt diagnosis. In these cases, the mycosis may clinically mimic other skin diseases, or may superimpose on a previous dermatosis, usually an inflammatory one. The diagnosis and treatment are the same as for any other dermatophytosis, as well as the etiological agent, so here the most important element is clinical suspicion that will allow adequate and prompt treatment.