Scutular tinea of the scrotum: report of two cases.
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.
Prochnau
Auro
A
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil. auprochnau@hotmail.com
de Almeida
Hiram Larangeira
HL
Souza
Paulo Ricardo Martins
PR
Vetoratto
Gerson
G
Duquia
Rodrigo Pereira
RP
Defferrari
Rafael
R
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*
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D009281:Naphthalenes; D017964:Itraconazole; D000077291:Terbinafine