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Dermatophytosis Incognito Mimicking Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma

Dermatophytosis incognito can be missed in diagnosis, given its relatively low prevalence as compared with common cases of dermatophytosis and therefore, is likely under-reported. Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) is also a rare entity with variable clinical manifestations. While successful treatment...

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Autores principales: Babakoohi, Shahab, McCall, Chad M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9271217/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35822141
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.25809
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description Dermatophytosis incognito can be missed in diagnosis, given its relatively low prevalence as compared with common cases of dermatophytosis and therefore, is likely under-reported. Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) is also a rare entity with variable clinical manifestations. While successful treatment of dermatophytosis is feasible withmultiple topical and systemic antifungal options, CTCL can present a therapeutic challenge associated with significant emotional distress for the patients. We present a case of tinea incognito initially treated for eczema, later considered biopsy-supported CTCL that was successfully treated with antifungal therapy.
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spelling pubmed-92712172022-07-11 Dermatophytosis Incognito Mimicking Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma Babakoohi, Shahab McCall, Chad M Cureus Dermatology Dermatophytosis incognito can be missed in diagnosis, given its relatively low prevalence as compared with common cases of dermatophytosis and therefore, is likely under-reported. Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) is also a rare entity with variable clinical manifestations. While successful treatment of dermatophytosis is feasible withmultiple topical and systemic antifungal options, CTCL can present a therapeutic challenge associated with significant emotional distress for the patients. We present a case of tinea incognito initially treated for eczema, later considered biopsy-supported CTCL that was successfully treated with antifungal therapy. Cureus 2022-06-10 /pmc/articles/PMC9271217/ /pubmed/35822141 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.25809 Text en Copyright © 2022, Babakoohi et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/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 author and source are credited.
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Dermatophytosis Incognito Mimicking Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma
title Dermatophytosis Incognito Mimicking Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma
title_full Dermatophytosis Incognito Mimicking Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma
title_fullStr Dermatophytosis Incognito Mimicking Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma
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title_short Dermatophytosis Incognito Mimicking Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma
title_sort dermatophytosis incognito mimicking cutaneous t-cell lymphoma
topic Dermatology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9271217/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35822141
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.25809
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