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Case Reports
. 2007 Jan;50(1):85-7.
doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2006.01321.x.

Tinea incognito due to Trichophyton mentagrophytes

María Elena Sánchez-Castellanos  1 , Jorge Arturo Mayorga-Rodríguez, Cecilia Sandoval-Tress, Mercedes Hernández-Torres
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Tinea incognito due to Trichophyton mentagrophytes

María Elena Sánchez-Castellanos et al. Mycoses. 2007 Jan.

Abstract

Tinea incognito is a ringworm infection modified by corticosteroids. We report a case of a 2-year-old girl who developed tinea incognito due to Trichophyton mentagrophytes after applying methylprednisolone aceponate for 3 months. Diagnosis was confirmed by histopathologic and mycological examination, which led to the identification of Trichophyton mentagrophytes var. mentagrophytes, a zoophilic dermatophyte. Previous corticosteroid use in dermatophyte infections can alter their clinical appearance leading to misdiagnosis and delay in appropriate therapy.

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