Tinea incognito Caused by Microsporum gypseum in a Patient with Advanced HIV Infection: A Case Report

Vol. 3, No. 1, 2011

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Published: March 2011

Tinea incognito Caused by Microsporum gypseum in a Patient with Advanced HIV Infection: A Case Report
Ennio Polilli^a, Paolo Fazii^a, Tamara Ursini^b, Fabrizio Fantini^c, Francesco Di Masi^b, Monica Tontodonati^b, Federica Sozio^b, Giustino Parruti^b

Units of
^aClinical Pathology and
^bInfectious Disease, Pescara General Hospital, Pescara, and
^cDepartment of Dermatology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy

Address of Corresponding Author

Case Rep Dermatol 2011;3:55-59 (DOI: 10.1159/000326055)

Key Words

HIV infection
Tinea incognito
Microsporum gypseum

Abstract

The prevalence and the clinical relevance of dermatophytoses in HIV-infected patients are poorly documented, particularly for those caused by tinea incognito. Here, we report a case of widespread facialtinea incognito occurring in an Italian patient with advanced HIV infection, showing both skin and brain lesions. Second-line treatment with liposomal amphotericin B and cotrimoxazole, administered after a microbiological characterization of the skin scrapings, led to complete clearance of all lesions.

Author Contacts

Giustino Parruti
Unit of Infectious Disease, Pescara General HospitalVia Fonte Romana 8
IT–65100 Pescara (Italy)
Tel. +39 327 541 4170, E-Mail parruti@tin.it

Article Information

Published online: March 4, 2011
Number of Print Pages : 5
Number of Figures : 2,

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