Atypical dermatophytosis of glabrous skin caused by Paecilomyces lilacinus – case report

Leszek Kalbarczyk; Jan Ławrynowicz

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Dermatology Review/Przegląd Dermatologiczny

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Atypical dermatophytosis of glabrous skin caused by Paecilomyces lilacinus – case report

Leszek Kalbarczyk

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Jan Ławrynowicz

Przegl Dermatol 2010, 97, 29–32

Online publish date: 2010/02/22

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Introduction. Tinea cutis glabrae is a classical dermatophytic infection; however, rare cases of this disease are caused by fungi which inhabit the soil. Clinical changes in such cases are usually different and the diagnosis may be difficult.
Objective. Presentation of a case of atypical tinea cutis glabrae caused by Paecilomyces lilacinus – a mould living in soil and rotten wood.
Case report. A 59-year-old woman was referred to us with erythematous and desquamative plaque of 6 months duration located on the forearm. Previous mycological examination (in a different dermatological centre) was negative and the patient was unsuccessfully treated with antibiotics for bacterial infection. The diagnosis of paecilomycosis was made after repeated mycological examinations with the microculture method.
Conclusions. We recommend fungal microculture as a method for verification in the diagnosis of atypical cases of tinea cutis glabrae.

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Atypical dermatophytosis of glabrous skin caused by Paecilomyces lilacinus – case report

Leszek Kalbarczyk , Jan Ławrynowicz

tinea cutis glabrae, paecilo-mycosis, Paecilomyces lilacinus

Leszek Kalbarczyk

,

Jan Ławrynowicz