A Case of Tinea Nigra Caused by <i>Annulohypoxylon</i> sp. between Toes and on Toenail

Sinopse Os autores descrevem um caso de Tinea Nigra localizado sôbre um hemangioma plano, na palma da mão direita de uma paciente que tinha, concomitantemente, Estrófula alimentar. Embora não seja essa a primeira observação dessa dermatose no Estado do Amazonas, êsse é, no entanto, o primeiro caso descrito, com a identificação sistemática do agente etiológico. O fungo isolado no meio de Sabouraud-dextroseagar, é classificado pelos Autores como Pullularia wernecki (Horta) de Vries.

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Tinea Nigra

Dermatology ◽

10.1159/000254431 ◽

1966 ◽

Vol 132 (4) ◽

pp. 320-330 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

F. Kerdel-Vegas ◽

María C. Bastardo de Albornoz

Keyword(s):

Tinea Nigra

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Tinea nigra: successful treatment with topical butenafine

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia ◽

10.1590/s0365-05962012000600025 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 87 (6) ◽

pp. 939-941 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

André Luiz Rossetto ◽

Rosana Cé Bella Cruz

Keyword(s):

Successful Treatment ◽

Tinea Nigra ◽

The Right

The authors report a case of Tinea nigra in an 8-year-old child, male, from Itajaí, SC, Brazil, with lesions of the macular hyperchromic type, unique, asymptomatic, localized in the right palmar area. The lesion was treated with the topical antifungal butenafine, with remission of symptoms and without recurrence at follow-up for two years.

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Dermoscopy revealing a case of Tinea Nigra*

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia ◽

10.1590/s0365-05962013000100021 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 88 (1) ◽

pp. 128-129 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Paulo Ricardo Criado ◽

Lívia Delgado ◽

Gustavo Alonso Pereira

Keyword(s):

Infectious Diseases ◽

Diagnostic Tool ◽

Glabrous Skin ◽

Daily Routine ◽

Brown Patch ◽

The Past ◽

History Of ◽

Tinea Nigra ◽

Skin Conditions

Dermoscopy has being used over the past twenty years as a noninvasive aid in the diagnosis of innumerable skin conditions, including infectious diseases and infestations (Entodermoscopy).Tinea nigra is a superficial phaeohyfomycosis that affects mainly the glabrous skin of palms and soles. We describe a 14 year-old girl with a three-month history of an enlarging brown patch of her hand diagnosed as Tinea Nigra following clinical and dermoscopy examination.These images emphasize the importance of dermoscopy as a diagnostic tool in the daily routine of dermatologists.

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