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Tinea Imbricata as a Clue to Occult Immunodeficiency
Author(s) -
Maroñas Jiménez Lidia,
Monsálvez Verónica,
Gutiérrez GarcíaRodrigo Carlota,
Postigo Llorente Concepción
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/pde.12386
Subject(s) - occult , medicine , immunodeficiency , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , dermatology , immunology , pathology , immune system , alternative medicine
Tinea imbricata (TI) is a geographically restricted dermatophytosis with distinctive clinical and immunologic features. We present a case of TI occurring in a native Brazilian child with previously undiagnosed human immunodeficiency virus infection. Physicians should bear in mind that diagnosis of TI may be a clinical clue to potentially serious underlying immunodeficiency.