title: Tinea imbricata as a clue to occult immunodeficiency.
abstract: Tinea imbricata (TI) is a geographically restricted dermatophytosis with distinctive clinical and immunologic features. We present a case of TI occurring in a native Brazilian child with previously undiagnosed human immunodeficiency virus infection. Physicians should bear in mind that diagnosis of TI may be a clinical clue to potentially serious underlying immunodeficiency.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Lidia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Maroñas Jiménez
authors.forename: Verónica
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Monsálvez
authors.forename: Carlota
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gutiérrez García-Rodrigo
authors.forename: Concepción
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Postigo Llorente
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005546:Forehead; D006118:Griseofulvin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014005:Tinea / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D014249:Trichophyton / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D006118:Griseofulvin