title: Tinea infection with scutula-like lesions caused by Microsporum gypseum in a SLE patient: case report and literature review.
abstract: Scutula are characteristic lesions of tinea favosa or favus; the most frequently identified causative organism is Trichophyton schoenleinii. Although scutula-like lesions were described in Microsporum gypseum infection, their presence on glabrous skin in a patient with SLE has not been reported previously. We report a case of tinea infection with scutula-like lesions caused by Microsporum gypseum in a SLE patient, who was treated with topical terbinafine cream, and the lesions resolved completely. In addition, we reviewed the reported cases about this rare clinical manifestation caused by Microsporum gypseum in the medical literature.
authors.affiliation: Jinling Hospital, Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Southern Medical University (Guangzhou), 305 E Zhongshan Road, Nanjing, 210002, Jiangsu Province, China.
authors.forename: Jiao
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Fang
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Fan
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Quan
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: De Deng
authors.forename: Hua Mei
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.forename: Tao Qing
authors.initials: TQ
authors.lastname: Kong
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sang
mesh_terms: D000287:Administration, Topical; D000293:Adolescent; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications; D008864:Microsporum / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009281:Naphthalenes / Q000008:administration & dosage; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*; D000077291:Terbinafine; D014005:Tinea / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D009281:Naphthalenes; D000077291:Terbinafine
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