title: Scutular tinea of the scrotum: report of two cases.
abstract: Infections caused by dermathophytes in the scrotal skin are uncommon especially due to Microsporum gypseum, which may form scutular or favus-like lesions. We report two patients with this type of tinea: one immune suppressed by HIV infection and another immunocompetent without comorbidity. In the literature we found only two reports in immunocompetent patients and some in immune suppressed with similar symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil. auprochnau@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Auro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Prochnau
authors.forename: Hiram Larangeira
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: de Almeida
authors.forename: Paulo Ricardo Martins
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Souza
authors.forename: Gerson
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vetoratto
authors.forename: Rodrigo Pereira
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Duquia
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Defferrari
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005832:Genital Diseases, Male / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D017964:Itraconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008864:Microsporum / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009281:Naphthalenes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012611:Scrotum / Q000382:microbiology*; D000077291:Terbinafine; D014005:Tinea / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D009281:Naphthalenes; D017964:Itraconazole; D000077291:Terbinafine