Tinea incognito-like generalized pustular psoriasis: A case report
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Pustular psoriasis, tinea incognito
Abstract
Pustular psoriasis is a rare, immune-mediated systematic skin disorder characterized by yellowish pustules on an erythematous base with multiform clinical presentations and distribution patterns. There are many forms of skin lesions in patients with pustular psoriasis. In this article, we report a case of a male patient having skin lesions very similar to tinea incognito, however definitely diagnosed with pustular psoriasis.
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2. Meier-Schiesser B et al (2019) Culprit drugs induce specific IL-36 overexpression in acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis. J Invest Dermatol 139(4): 848-858.
3. Griffiths CE et al (2007) A classification of psoriasis vulgaris according to phenotype. Br J Dermatol 156(2): 258-262.
4. Serarslan G (2007) Pustular psoriasis-like tinea incognito due to Trichophyton rubrum. Mycoses 50(6): 523-524.
5. Choon SE et al (2014) Clinical profile, morbidity, and outcome of adult-onset generalized pustular psoriasis: Analysis of 102 cases seen in a tertiary hospital in Johor, Malaysia. Int J Dermatol 53(6): 676-684.