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 corticosteroid creams.
Jacobs
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JA
Department of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands. JJA@LMIB.azm.nl
Kolbach
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Vermeulen
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Smeets
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Neuman
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D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014005:Tinea / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D014249:Trichophyton / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones