Severe tinea corporis due to Trichophyton verrucosum mimicking discoid lupus erythematosus

Journal de Mycologie Medicale

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 92-95

  Khosravi, A R ^a   Mansouri, P ^c   Nikaein, D ^a   Sharifzadeh, A ^a   Erfanmanesh, A ^b   Chalangari, R ^c   Safaei Naraghi, Z ^c   Safar, F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b AVICENNA RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iran)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Dermatophytosis; Discoid lupus erythematous; Tinea corporis; Trichophyton verrucosum

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE VALERATE; CLOTRIMAZOLE; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; PREDNISOLONE; TERBINAFINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONIDIUM; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISCOID LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS HYPHAE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; RELAPSE; SKIN BIOPSY; TINEA CORPORIS; TRICHOPHYTON VERRUCOSUM; TRICHOPHYTON VERRUCOSUM INFECTION;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAN; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, DISCOID; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TINEA; TRICHOPHYTON;

DISCOIDAE; TRICHOPHYTON VERRUCOSUM;

EID: 84858294069     PISSN: 11565233     EISSN: 17730449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mycmed.2011.12.001     Document Type: Article

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