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Tinea incognito due to
epidermophyton floccosum
Ali Zarei Mahmoudabadi1, Zahra Mossavi2
Summary
Tinea incognito is a cutaneous infection with atypical clinical characteristics. Disease is usually caused by administration of steroids. We describe a 25-year-old man who presented with local lesion in groin being treated with corticosteroid. Epidermophyton floccosum, an anthropophilic species, was identified by mycological examinations, direct and culture.
Key words: Tinea incognito, Tinea cruris, E. floccosum.
Pak J Med Sci July - September 2008 Vol. 24 No. 4 618-620
How to cite this article:
Mahmoudabadi AZ, Mossavi Z. Tinea incognito due to epidermophyton floccosum. Pak J Med Sci 2008;24(4):618-20.
1. Ali Zarei Mahmoudabadi,
Department of Medical Mycoparasitology,
2. Zahra Mossavi,
Department of Dermatology,
1,2: School of Medicine,
Jundishapour University of Medical Sciences,
Ahwaz – Iran.
Correspondence
Dr. Ali Zarei Mahmoudabadi,
Department of Medical Mycoparasitology,
School of Medicine,
Jundishapour University of Medical Sciences,
Ahwaz, Iran
Email: zarei40@hotmail.com
* Received for Publication: December 11, 2007
* Accepted: June 21, 2008
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