title: Tinea nigra: report of two cases in infants.
abstract: Tinea nigra, a relatively uncommon mycosis caused by Phaeoannelomyces werneckii, is typically seen as an asymptomatic brown or black macule on the hands and feet. We present two cases of tinea nigra in children in São Paulo, Brazil, and alert readers to the potential for confusion with melanocytic lesions.
authors.affiliation: Complexo Hospitalar Padre Bento de Guarulhos, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: José Roberto
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Pegas
authors.forename: Paulo Ricardo
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Criado
authors.forename: Suzana Kilian
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Lucena
authors.forename: Marco Antônio
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: de Oliveira
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005093:Exophiala / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D006229:Hand Dermatoses / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009508:Nevus, Pigmented / Q000175:diagnosis; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D014005:Tinea / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology