Tinea Nigra (also known as "superficial phaeohyphomycosis,"[1] and "Tinea nigra palmaris et plantar"[1] is a superficial fungal infection that causes dark brown to black painless patches on the soles of the hands and feet.[2]:311
Causes
This infection is caused by the fungus formerly classified as Exophiala werneckii but more recently classified as Hortaea werneckii.[3]
The causative organism has also been described as Phaeoannellomyces werneckii.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. pp. Chapter 76. ISBN 1-4160-2999-0.
- ^ James, William D.; Berger, Timothy G.; et al. (2006). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: clinical Dermatology. Saunders Elsevier. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.
- ^ Murray, Patrick R.; Rosenthal, Ken S.; Pfaller, Michael A. Medical Microbiology, Fifth Edition. United States: Elsevier Mosby, 2005
- ^ Pegas JR, Criado PR, Lucena SK, de Oliveira MA (2003). "Tinea nigra: report of two cases in infants". Pediatric dermatology 20 (4): 315–7. PMID 12869152. http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/openurl?genre=article&sid=nlm:pubmed&issn=0736-8046&date=2003&volume=20&issue=4&spage=315.
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