title: Tinea incognito due to Trichophytom rubrum after local steroid therapy.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands. JJA@LMIB.azm.nl
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Jacobs
authors.forename: D N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Kolbach
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Vermeulen
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Smeets
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Neuman
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones