Dermoscopy - a simple and rapid in vivo diagnostic technique for tinea incognito
An. bras. dermatol
; 94(5): 612-614, Sept.-Oct. 2019. graf
Artigo
em Inglês
| LILACS
| ID: biblio-1054855
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ABSTRACT
Abstract Tinea incognito resulting from corticosteroid abuse is becoming very common in the tropics. Its diagnosis is tricky owing to its confusing morphology, as well as practical and technical issues associated with mycological tests. Dermoscopy has now evolved as a novel diagnostic tool for diagnosing tinea incognito in such challenging situations, since the typical hair changes such as Morse-code hairs, deformable hairs, translucent hairs, comma and cork screw hairs, and perifollicular scaling may be seen despite steroid use, irrespective of mycological results.
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Coleções:
Bases de dados internacionais
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Tinha
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Dermoscopia
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
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Estudo de etiologia
Limite:
Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
An. bras. dermatol
Assunto da revista:
Dermatologia
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Índia
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Irã
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Patna Medical College & Hospital/IN
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S. Nijalingappa Medical College/IN
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SKINNOCENCE: The Skin Clinic & Research Center/IN
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University of Medical Sciences/IR