A Typical but Rare Case of Solitary Tinea Auricularis

Tinea auricularis is a rare superficial fungal infection, which is easily ignored in clinic due to its atypical clinical symptoms or being accompanied with tinea capitis. In this study, a case of annular erythema with scales around the ear canal orifice was reported. After fungal culture and identif...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Hu, Wenting, Xia, Xiujiao, Ma, Yangyang, Xu, Ai-E
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove 2023
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9843615/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36660345
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IDR.S392159
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Sumario:Tinea auricularis is a rare superficial fungal infection, which is easily ignored in clinic due to its atypical clinical symptoms or being accompanied with tinea capitis. In this study, a case of annular erythema with scales around the ear canal orifice was reported. After fungal culture and identification, the patient was diagnosed with Trichophyton rubrum infection, and was cured after 3 weeks of topical use of clotrimazole cream.

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