Tinea nigra: successful treatment with topical butenafine
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Tinea nigra: successful treatment with topical butenafine*
The authors report a case of Tinea nigra in an 8-year-old child, male, from Itajaí, SC, Brazil, with lesions of the macular hyperchromic type, unique, asymptomatic, localized in the right palmar area. The lesion was treated with the topical antifungal butenafine, with remission of symptoms and without recurrence at follow-up for two years.
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عنوان ژورنال: Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0365-0596
DOI: 10.1590/s0365-05962012000600025