Folliculocentric tinea versicolor: a case report
Follicular tinea versicolor is a rare type of tinea versicolor. It is still not clear what causes tinea versicolor to become folliculocentric. This case may suggest that patients with a history of keratosis pilaris may have a tendency to develop follicular centration in the course of other diseases.
Authors
- Zilu Qu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2694-7158)
- Yun Xia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3039-0527)
- Ruili Jiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6126-2317)
- Bei Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5587-5451)
- Liuqing Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8398-4652)
- Feng Hu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3757-8730)
Institutions
- Wuhan No.1 Hospital (CN)
- Wuhan No. 7 Hospital (CN)
- Institute of Infection and Immunity (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Medical Case Reports
- Published
- 2024-09-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-024-04765-z
- Primary Topic
- Nail Diseases and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province