A case of tinea incognito induced by 1% pimecrolimus (Elidel®) cream

Yun Lim Choi; Jung Ah Kim; Nark Kyoung Rho; Dong Youn Lee; Joo Heung Lee; Jun Mo Yang; Eil Soo Lee; Won Serk Kim

A case of tinea incognito induced by 1% pimecrolimus (Elidel®) cream

Yun Lim Choi
, Jung Ah Kim
, Nark Kyoung Rho
, Dong Youn Lee
, Joo Heung Lee
, Jun Mo Yang
, Eil Soo Lee
, Won Serk Kim

Department of Dermatology

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Abstract

Tacrolimus and pimecrolimus represent a new class of topical non-steroidal medication currently used in the treatment of a variety of inflammatory skin lesions. We report a case of a patient in whom topical pimecrolimus therapy resulted in tinea incognito. Mycologic examination, including a KOH smear and fungal culture, was positive for hyphae and colonies of trichophyton mentagrophytes. The lesion was treated with oral griseofulvin and topical clotrimazole.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	731-733
Number of pages	3
Journal	Korean Journal of Dermatology
Volume	44
Issue number	6
State	Published - Jun 2006

Keywords

Pimecrolimus
Tinea incognito

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A case of tinea incognito induced by 1% pimecrolimus (Elidel®) cream

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