Tinea nigra: report of two cases in infants.
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.
Pegas
José Roberto
JR
Complexo Hospitalar Padre Bento de Guarulhos, São Paulo, Brazil.
Criado
Paulo Ricardo
PR
Lucena
Suzana Kilian
SK
de Oliveira
Marco Antônio
MA
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