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Case Report: Approach to Tinea incognito
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Tinea incognito is a disease that gets the look of atipic form of mycotic infection, imitating many different dermatomes formed by misdiagnosing and giving improper topical, systemic steroids or immune suppressive therapy. Tinea incognito or steroid modified tinea is a dermatophytic infection in which topical or systemic steroids, administered as a result of dermatological misdiagnosis or pre existing pathologies, have modified the clinical appearance of the fungal infection, transforming the typical ring worm and mimicking other skin diseases [1,2]. In this case we demonstrate a patient who started topical corticosteroids application with misdiagnosis and after that insisting topical corticosteroids use on her treatment from doctors she see
Title: Case Report: Approach to Tinea incognito
Description:
Tinea incognito is a disease that gets the look of atipic form of mycotic infection, imitating many different dermatomes formed by misdiagnosing and giving improper topical, systemic steroids or immune suppressive therapy.
Tinea incognito or steroid modified tinea is a dermatophytic infection in which topical or systemic steroids, administered as a result of dermatological misdiagnosis or pre existing pathologies, have modified the clinical appearance of the fungal infection, transforming the typical ring worm and mimicking other skin diseases [1,2].
In this case we demonstrate a patient who started topical corticosteroids application with misdiagnosis and after that insisting topical corticosteroids use on her treatment from doctors she see.
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