1/4. case reports. Six cases of infection due to trichophyton verrucosum.Dermatophyte infections due to Trichopkyton verrucosum are not frequent in europe. Six cases observed in italy in the period 1995-99 are reported. Two were cases of tinea barbae, two of tinea corporis and two of tinea capitis, one of which had been preceded by tinea faciei. In three cases the source of contagion was horses, in two it was cattle and in one case it was another person. The two cases of tinea barbae were initially interpreted and treated as bacterial infections, a diagnostic error reported with increasing frequency in the literature regarding dermatophytosis due to T. verrucosum.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = bacterial infection (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/4. Kerion--clinical spectrum in nine cases.The clinical features, microbiology and outcome of nine cases of kerion are reviewed. The aetiology of this uncommon condition, and the role of various therapeutic modalities are discussed. Clinicians need to be aware of the varying presentations of inflammatory fungal disease to avoid misdiagnosis as bacterial infection.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = bacterial infection (Clic here for more details about this article) |
3/4. Kerion of the glabrous skin.Five patients had kerion celsi on the glabrous skin. Four of these were farmers, and one was a veterinarian. The lesions occurred on the distal part of the forearm of four patients and in the breast area of one patient, most occurring during the spring months. Several of the lesions were misdiagnosed as bacterial infections or nondermatophytic fungal infections and were treated as such. Our report calls attention to this atypical form of localized inflammatory infection caused by tinea.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = bacterial infection (Clic here for more details about this article) |
4/4. Sebaceous adenomas, squamous cell carcinoma and skin infections in a patient with carcinoma of the colon, rectum and bladder.Sebaceous adenomas and squamous cell carcinoma developed in a male patient in addition to viral, mycotic and bacterial infections, several years after the removal of three malignant tumors from his lower gastrointestinal and urinary tract. skin tests with trichophytin, candidin, and mixed bacteria were negative. Various aspects regarding cutaneous changes associated with colorectal and bladder carcinomas are discussed.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = bacterial infection (Clic here for more details about this article) |