A Case of Tinea Incognito.
- Author:
Chee Woo YANG
;
Bong Goo LEE
;
Moo Hyung LEE
;
Nack In KIM
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Corticosteroid;
Tinea incognito
- MeSH:
Diagnosis;
Female;
Fungi;
Humans;
Hyphae;
Middle Aged;
Tinea*
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1989;27(1):79-82
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We report a case of tinea incognito occurring in a 47-year-old woman who deveoped erythematous papules and scaly patches on whole body after taking corticosteroid therapy intermittently over a period of 3 months. Direct smear and culture for fungus of the lesions demonstrated hyphae and C. albicans and T. mentagrophytes, which confirms the diagnosis. The lesions disappeared three months after systemic and topical antifungal therapy.
