Deep dermatophytosis in an immunocompetent adult with no prior history of skin disease

The clinical presentation of invasive dermatophytosis often mimics other more common skin diseases. We report a case of severe deep dermatophytosis caused by Trichophyton mentagrophytes initially interpreted as herpetiform rash. The diagnosis was established based on fungal culturing and molecular d...

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Autores principales: Simonsen, Jo Krogsgaard, Mose, Kristian Fredløv, Kristensen, Lise, Herlin, Laura Krogh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2023
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9929626/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36819736
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2023.02.001
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description The clinical presentation of invasive dermatophytosis often mimics other more common skin diseases. We report a case of severe deep dermatophytosis caused by Trichophyton mentagrophytes initially interpreted as herpetiform rash. The diagnosis was established based on fungal culturing and molecular detection using RT-PCR in addition to response to treatment using oral terbinafine. Our case emphasizes the importance of fungal testing at an early point to accelerate diagnosis and initiation of correct treatment. 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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spelling pubmed-99296262023-02-16 Deep dermatophytosis in an immunocompetent adult with no prior history of skin disease Simonsen, Jo Krogsgaard Mose, Kristian Fredløv Kristensen, Lise Herlin, Laura Krogh Med Mycol Case Rep Case Report The clinical presentation of invasive dermatophytosis often mimics other more common skin diseases. We report a case of severe deep dermatophytosis caused by Trichophyton mentagrophytes initially interpreted as herpetiform rash. The diagnosis was established based on fungal culturing and molecular detection using RT-PCR in addition to response to treatment using oral terbinafine. Our case emphasizes the importance of fungal testing at an early point to accelerate diagnosis and initiation of correct treatment. 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Elsevier 2023-02-06 /pmc/articles/PMC9929626/ /pubmed/36819736 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2023.02.001 Text en © 2023 The Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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