title: Microsporum gypseum dermatophytosis in a patient of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: a rare case report.
abstract: Microsporum gypseum, a geophillic dermatophyte is rarely isolated from patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. We report tinea corporis due to Microsporum gypseum, an uncommon aetiological agent, in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome from our region. The clinical presentation resembled psoriasis characterised by atypical, scaly and hyperkeratotic lesions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bhagra
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Ganju
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sood
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Guleria
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Kanga
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008864:Microsporum / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014005:Tinea / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology