Case report. Disseminated tinea of the verrucous type due to epidermophyton floccosum.
A case is presented of an 8-year-old boy suffering from disseminated verrucous lesions with some purulent drainage on his right foot, shank, thigh, scrotum, penis, perianal area and abdomen. Epidermophyton floccosum was isolated from these lesions. The patient was treated with oral ketoconazole for 4 months and the lesions resolved completely. There was no evidence of relapse during a 12-month follow-up.
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D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D004821:Epidermophyton; D006801:Humans; D007654:Ketoconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D014005:Tinea / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D007654:Ketoconazole