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Tinea nigra: report of two cases in infants
José Roberto Pegas1, Paulo Ricardo Criado, Suzana Kilian Lucena
1Complexo Hospitalar Padre Bento de Guarulhos, São Paulo, Brazil.
Pediatric Dermatology
|July 19, 2003
Abstract:
Tinea nigra, a relatively uncommon mycosis caused by Phaeoannelomyces werneckii, is typically seen as an asymptomatic brown or black macule on the hands and feet. We present two cases of tinea nigra in children in São Paulo, Brazil, and alert readers to the potential for confusion with melanocytic lesions.