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ReviewBMC infectious diseases2023

Erythroderma combined with deeper dermal dermatophytosis due to Trichophyton rubrum in a patient with myasthenia gravis: first case report and literature review.

Henan Si, Yang Li, Zhiyang Huang, Yan Cui, Shanshan Li

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Review in BMC infectious diseases, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Deep and disseminated dermatophytosis in immunocompromised populations-A systematic review.Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Henan SiDepartment of Dermatology and Venerology, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, 130021, China.
Yang LiDepartment of Dermatology and Venerology, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, 130021, China.
Zhiyang HuangDepartment of Dermatology and Venerology, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, 130021, China.
Yan Cui *Department of Dermatology and Venerology, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, 130021, China. supermandsdzam@jlu.edu.cn.
Shanshan Li *Department of Dermatology and Venerology, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, 130021, China. lishans@jlu.edu.cn.
First Hospital of Jilin University · CNJilin University · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China Grant No. 82073454Science and Technology Project Foundation of Jilin Province Grant Nos. 20200201485JC and 20220508083RCthe Finance Department Health Special Project of Jilin Province JLSWSRCZX2020-007
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDermatophytes are the most common causative pathogens of mycoses worldwide and usually cause superficial infections. However, they can enter deep into the dermis lead to invasive dermatophytosis such as deeper dermal dermatophytosis on rare occasions. Erythroderma is a severe dermatological manifestation of various diseases resulting in generalized skin redness, but erythroderma due to fungi infections is barely reported. In this article, we reported the first case of erythroderma combined with deeper dermal dermatophytosis due to Trichophyton rubrum (T. rubrum) in a patient with myasthenia gravis. CASE PRESENTATION: A 48-year-old man was hospitalized because of erythema with scaling and nodules covering his body for a month. The patient had a history of myasthenia gravis controlled by regularly taking prednisolone for > 10 years and accompanied by onychomycosis and tinea pedis lasting > 8 years. Based on histopathological examinations, fungal cultures, and DNA sequencing results, the patient was finally diagnosed with dermatophyte-induced erythroderma combined with deeper dermal dermatophytosis caused by T. rubrum. After 2 weeks of antifungal treatment, the patient had recovered well.

conclusionsThis case report shows that immunosuppressed patients with long histories of superficial mycoses tend to have a higher risk of developing invasive dermatophytic infections or disseminated fungal infections. Dermatologists should be alert to this condition and promptly treat the superficial dermatophytosis.

Indexed as

ArthrodermataceaeDermatitis, ExfoliativeMyasthenia GravisTineaHumansMaleMiddle AgedTrichophytonDeeper dermal dermatophytosisDermatophyte infectionsErythrodermaTrichophyton rubrum

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PMID37957543
PMCPMC10644414
OpenAlexW4388625977

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