An unusual case of tinea versicolor in an immunosuppressed patient.
A most unusual case of tinea versicolor is presented in which the eruption was localized only to the patient's flexural areas. This is an additional case of tinea versicolor appearing in a renal transplant patient undergoing immunosuppressant therapy. The role that immunosuppressive agents may have played in this case is also presented.
D000328:Adult; D001379:Azathioprine / Q000009:adverse effects; D006119:Groin; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck; D011241:Prednisone / Q000009:adverse effects; D014010:Tinea Versicolor / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology
D001379:Azathioprine; D011241:Prednisone