Dermatophytosis caused by Microsporum gypseum in infants: report of four cases and review of the literature

Dermatophytosis caused by Microsporum gypseum is rare, especially in infants, with few published cases. Diagnosis in this age group is frequently delayed. We review the literature and report 4 new cases of tinea of glabrous skin caused by M. gypseum mimicking eczema in infants. Considering new and p...

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Autores principales: Souza, Beatriz da Silva, Sartori, Débora Sarzi, de Andrade, Carin, Weisheimer, Edna, Kiszewski, Ana Elisa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2016
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5193199/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28099610
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20165044
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author Souza, Beatriz da Silva
Sartori, Débora Sarzi
de Andrade, Carin
Weisheimer, Edna
Kiszewski, Ana Elisa
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description Dermatophytosis caused by Microsporum gypseum is rare, especially in infants, with few published cases. Diagnosis in this age group is frequently delayed. We review the literature and report 4 new cases of tinea of glabrous skin caused by M. gypseum mimicking eczema in infants. Considering new and previously reported cases, half of patients were exposed to sand, emphasizing the importance of this transmission vehicle in this age group. In conclusion, although rare, dermatophytosis by M. gypseum should be part of the differential diagnosis of inflammatory dermatosis in infants. A clinical suspicion and the availability of culture are keys to the diagnosis.
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spelling pubmed-51931992016-12-29 Dermatophytosis caused by Microsporum gypseum in infants: report of four cases and review of the literature Souza, Beatriz da Silva Sartori, Débora Sarzi de Andrade, Carin Weisheimer, Edna Kiszewski, Ana Elisa An Bras Dermatol Case Report Dermatophytosis caused by Microsporum gypseum is rare, especially in infants, with few published cases. Diagnosis in this age group is frequently delayed. We review the literature and report 4 new cases of tinea of glabrous skin caused by M. gypseum mimicking eczema in infants. Considering new and previously reported cases, half of patients were exposed to sand, emphasizing the importance of this transmission vehicle in this age group. In conclusion, although rare, dermatophytosis by M. gypseum should be part of the differential diagnosis of inflammatory dermatosis in infants. A clinical suspicion and the availability of culture are keys to the diagnosis. Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2016 /pmc/articles/PMC5193199/ /pubmed/28099610 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20165044 Text en http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
spellingShingle Case Report
Souza, Beatriz da Silva
Sartori, Débora Sarzi
de Andrade, Carin
Weisheimer, Edna
Kiszewski, Ana Elisa
Dermatophytosis caused by Microsporum gypseum in infants: report of four cases and review of the literature
title Dermatophytosis caused by Microsporum gypseum in infants: report of four cases and review of the literature
title_full Dermatophytosis caused by Microsporum gypseum in infants: report of four cases and review of the literature
title_fullStr Dermatophytosis caused by Microsporum gypseum in infants: report of four cases and review of the literature
title_full_unstemmed Dermatophytosis caused by Microsporum gypseum in infants: report of four cases and review of the literature
title_short Dermatophytosis caused by Microsporum gypseum in infants: report of four cases and review of the literature
title_sort dermatophytosis caused by microsporum gypseum in infants: report of four cases and review of the literature
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5193199/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28099610
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20165044
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