Pustular tinea pedis

Pustules are uncommon in tinea pedis and may suggest a bacterial infection. We describe a patient with large pustules on his feet that contained hyphae on Gram’s stain of the pus and on a potassium hydroxide preparation of the pustule roof. Cultures were negative for bacteria, but grew Trichophyton...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2000-01, Vol.42 (1), p.132-133
Hauptverfasser:	Hirschmann, J.V., Raugi, Gregory J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Biological and medical sciences Human mycoses Humans Infectious diseases Male Medical sciences Mycoses Mycoses of the skin Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous - diagnosis Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous - pathology Tinea Pedis - diagnosis Tinea Pedis - pathology
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Zusammenfassung:	Pustules are uncommon in tinea pedis and may suggest a bacterial infection. We describe a patient with large pustules on his feet that contained hyphae on Gram’s stain of the pus and on a potassium hydroxide preparation of the pustule roof. Cultures were negative for bacteria, but grew Trichophyton rubrum . (J Am Acad Dermatol 2000;42:132-3.)
ISSN:	0190-9622 1097-6787
DOI:	10.1016/S0190-9622(00)90022-7