Tinea nigra palmaris: a clinical case in a rural Ethiopian hospital
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Resumo: | Tinea nigra is an infrequent, superficial fungal infection, mainly caused by Hortaea werneckii, which is still underreported in Ethiopia. An asymptomatic 62-year-old male patient sought a rural hospital of Ethiopia, showing dark plaques on the palms of both hands. A superficial mycosis was suspected and a direct light microscopic mycological examination from skin scrapings revealed short brownish hyphae. To our knowledge, this is the first case of tinea nigra from the Ethiopian highlands. This may be due to the actual rarity of the condition or to underreporting |
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Tinea nigra palmaris: a clinical case in a rural Ethiopian hospitalTinea nigraEthiopiaHortaea werneckiiTinea nigra is an infrequent, superficial fungal infection, mainly caused by Hortaea werneckii, which is still underreported in Ethiopia. An asymptomatic 62-year-old male patient sought a rural hospital of Ethiopia, showing dark plaques on the palms of both hands. A superficial mycosis was suspected and a direct light microscopic mycological examination from skin scrapings revealed short brownish hyphae. To our knowledge, this is the first case of tinea nigra from the Ethiopian highlands. This may be due to the actual rarity of the condition or to underreportingUniversidade de São Paulo. Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo2018-11-09info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/xmlhttps://www.revistas.usp.br/rimtsp/article/view/151675Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo; Vol. 60 (2018); e52Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo; Vol. 60 (2018); e52Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo; v. 60 (2018); e521678-99460036-4665reponame:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Pauloinstname:Instituto de Medicina Tropical (IMT)instacron:IMTenghttps://www.revistas.usp.br/rimtsp/article/view/151675/148619https://www.revistas.usp.br/rimtsp/article/view/151675/148620Copyright (c) 2018 Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Pauloinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessPerez-Tanoira, RamónOlivo, Carlos ZarcoAlen, José FortesPrieto-Pérez, LauraCabello, AlfonsoRincón, Jose Manuel RamosCuadros, JuanGórgolas, Miguel2018-11-09T16:47:44Zoai:revistas.usp.br:article/151675Revistahttp://www.revistas.usp.br/rimtsp/indexPUBhttps://www.revistas.usp.br/rimtsp/oai||revimtsp@usp.br1678-99460036-4665opendoar:2022-12-13T16:52:46.677041Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo - Instituto de Medicina Tropical (IMT)true |
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Tinea nigra palmaris: a clinical case in a rural Ethiopian hospital |
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Tinea nigra palmaris: a clinical case in a rural Ethiopian hospital |
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Tinea nigra palmaris: a clinical case in a rural Ethiopian hospital Perez-Tanoira, Ramón Tinea nigra Ethiopia Hortaea werneckii |
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Tinea nigra palmaris: a clinical case in a rural Ethiopian hospital |
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Tinea nigra palmaris: a clinical case in a rural Ethiopian hospital |
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Tinea nigra palmaris: a clinical case in a rural Ethiopian hospital |
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Tinea nigra palmaris: a clinical case in a rural Ethiopian hospital |
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Tinea nigra palmaris: a clinical case in a rural Ethiopian hospital |
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Perez-Tanoira, Ramón |
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Perez-Tanoira, Ramón Olivo, Carlos Zarco Alen, José Fortes Prieto-Pérez, Laura Cabello, Alfonso Rincón, Jose Manuel Ramos Cuadros, Juan Górgolas, Miguel |
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Olivo, Carlos Zarco Alen, José Fortes Prieto-Pérez, Laura Cabello, Alfonso Rincón, Jose Manuel Ramos Cuadros, Juan Górgolas, Miguel |
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Perez-Tanoira, Ramón Olivo, Carlos Zarco Alen, José Fortes Prieto-Pérez, Laura Cabello, Alfonso Rincón, Jose Manuel Ramos Cuadros, Juan Górgolas, Miguel |
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Tinea nigra Ethiopia Hortaea werneckii |
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Tinea nigra Ethiopia Hortaea werneckii |
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Tinea nigra is an infrequent, superficial fungal infection, mainly caused by Hortaea werneckii, which is still underreported in Ethiopia. An asymptomatic 62-year-old male patient sought a rural hospital of Ethiopia, showing dark plaques on the palms of both hands. A superficial mycosis was suspected and a direct light microscopic mycological examination from skin scrapings revealed short brownish hyphae. To our knowledge, this is the first case of tinea nigra from the Ethiopian highlands. This may be due to the actual rarity of the condition or to underreporting |
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2018 |
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