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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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical infectious diseases 2001-12, Vol.33 (12), p.e142-e144
Hauptverfasser:	Jacobs, Jan A., Kolbach, Dinanda N., Vermeulen, Anton H. M., Smeets, Margo H. M. G., Neuman, H. A. Martino
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adrenal Cortex Hormones - adverse effects Humans Male Middle Aged Tinea - chemically induced Tinea - drug therapy Tinea - microbiology Trichophyton - isolation & purification
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Zusammenfassung:	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