Disseminated dermatophytosis caused by Microsporum gypseum in two patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

Microsporum gypseum is not a common agent of human dermatophytosis. To the best of our knowledge, this fungus has not been described in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients. We report a tinea corporis infection with atypical presentation caused by M. gypseum in two patients with the...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Mycopathologia (1975) 1997-01, Vol.137 (1), p.9-12
Hauptverfasser:	PORRO, A. M, YOSHIOKA, M. C. N, KAMINSKI, S. K, PALMEIRA, M. DO CARMO DE A, FISCHMAN, O, ALCHORNE, M. M. A
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acquired immune deficiency syndrome Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - complications Adult AIDS/HIV Antifungal Agents - therapeutic use Biological and medical sciences Dermatomycoses - complications Dermatomycoses - drug therapy Dermatomycoses - pathology Dermatomycosis Female Hand Dermatoses - pathology Hospitals Human immunodeficiency virus Human mycoses Humans Immunodeficiency Infection Infectious diseases Male Medical sciences Microsporum Microsporum gypseum Mycoses Mycoses of the skin Onychomycosis - pathology Piperazines - therapeutic use Skin - pathology Tinea corporis Tineidae Triazoles - therapeutic use
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Zusammenfassung:	Microsporum gypseum is not a common agent of human dermatophytosis. To the best of our knowledge, this fungus has not been described in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients. We report a tinea corporis infection with atypical presentation caused by M. gypseum in two patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) studied at the São Paulo Hospital (São Paulo, Brazil).
ISSN:	0301-486X 1573-0832
DOI:	10.1023/A:1006806304125