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Case Reports
. 2015 Jul-Aug;90(4):598-9.
doi: 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20154009.

Trichophyton rubrum dermatophytosis in a patient under chronic use of systemic corticoids: an exuberant presentation

Levi Bezerra Sena  1 , Dayana Carla de Oliveira  1 , Carmen Dea Ribeiro de Paula  1 , Mariana Carvalho Costa  1 , Luiz Eduardo de Almeida Prado Franceschi  2 , Izelda Maria Carvalho Costa  1
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Trichophyton rubrum dermatophytosis in a patient under chronic use of systemic corticoids: an exuberant presentation

Levi Bezerra Sena et al. An Bras Dermatol. 2015 Jul-Aug.
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FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
Plaques with erythematous borders and mild infiltration - some covered with honey-colored crusts - on the face, scalp and neck
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2
Numerous fungal structures in form of spores and filaments (PAS staining)
FIGURE 3
FIGURE 3
Complete remission of lesions after treatment with griseofulvin
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