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COJ Nursing & Healthcare

Case Report: Approach to Tinea incognito

  • Open or Close Mehmet Ziya Gençer*

    Turkish Institution of Public Health, Family Health Center, Turkey

    *Corresponding author: Mehmet Ziya Gençer, Turkish Institution of Public Health, Cankaya No: 2 Family Health Center, Ankara, Turkey

Submission: January 19, 2018;Published: May 23, 2018

DOI: 10.31031/COJNH.2018.03.000555

ISSN: 2577-2007
Volume3 Issue1

Abstract

Tinea incognito is a disease that gets the look of atipic form of mycotic infection, imitating many different dermatomes formed by misdiagnosing and giving improper topical, systemic steroids or immune suppressive therapy. Tinea incognito or steroid modified tinea is a dermatophytic infection in which topical or systemic steroids, administered as a result of dermatological misdiagnosis or pre existing pathologies, have modified the clinical appearance of the fungal infection, transforming the typical ring worm and mimicking other skin diseases [1,2].

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