Trichophyton mentagrophytes tinea faciei in acromegaly patient: Case report

Autor: Yassine Merad, Hichem Derrar, Mohamed Hadj Habib, Malika Belkacemi, Kheira Talha, Mounia Sekouhi, Zoubir Belmokhtar, Haiet Adjmi-Hamoudi
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Journal of Clinical and Translational Endocrinology Case Reports, Vol 19, Iss , Pp 100079- (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2214-6245
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecr.2021.100079
Popis: Tinea corporis, also known as ringworm, is a superficial current fungal infection, especially for child, it has been largely described in diabetes mellitus but it has never been documented before in adult patient with acromegaly.We report on a 48-year-old acromegaly patient with a history of facial erythematous plaques on the face, managed by topic corticosteroids medication.During his admission, patient described persisting symptoms of itching and examination revealed annular skin lesions with erythema, scaling and red papules on the right side of the face.Skin scraping specimens were collected and examined by direct microscopy and Sabouraud's culture revealing Trichophyton mentagrophytes.This case suggests that corticosteroid medication is not always recommended without biological evidence, especially in the presence of underlying disease like acromegaly. Hence, dermatophytes should be considered.
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