Tinea Incognito-A Great Physician Pitfall.

ABSTRACT: Tinea incognito is a dermatophyte infection exacerbated after inadequate administration of topical or systemic glucocorticoids. A 57-year-old man presented to the Department of Dermatology due to skin lesions persisting for one month. He reported having recently worked under hot conditions, in tight clothing, which caused sweating. Later, he noticed erythematous-exfoliative lesions in his groins and on the buttocks. He presented to the general practitioner who diagnosed him with eczema and prescribed clobetasole ointment. Since the skin lesions became more severe, he presented to the Department of Dermatology. On the physical examination, extensive erythematous-infiltrative lesions were observed in the area of medial, lateral, and posterior surface of both thighs and buttocks. Pustules wer

SUBMITTER: Nowowiejska J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8951265 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature