A case of tinea incognita and differential diagnosis of figurate erythema

A patient with tinea incognita is presented together with a review of the literature of figurate erythema. Figurate lesions are emblematic for dermatology and perhaps the most picturesque efflorescences. The differential diagnosis can be broad and sometimes challenging. Many clinical entities with r...

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Autores principales: Maul, Julia-Tatjana, Maier, Philipp W., Anzengruber, Florian, Murer, Carla, Bosshard, Philipp P., Kerl, Katrin, French, Lars E., Navarini, Alexander A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5521022/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28761802
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2017.07.001
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Sumario:A patient with tinea incognita is presented together with a review of the literature of figurate erythema. Figurate lesions are emblematic for dermatology and perhaps the most picturesque efflorescences. The differential diagnosis can be broad and sometimes challenging. Many clinical entities with resembling primary and secondary efflorescences have to be considered as differentials and can be due to anti-infectious, paraneoplastic, allergic, autoimmune or other immune reactions.

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