["Banal dermatomycoses" that cannot be overlooked]

Rev Med Liege. 2002 May;57(5):317-9.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Two young adults presented an interdigital intertrigo and a dyschromic nail alteration, respectively. They were adept of intense sport swimming in pools. Lesions had been misdiagnosed as athlete's foot and onychomycosis, respectively. Several antifungal treatments had been tried without success. After many months of inadequate management, the dermatological examination revealed the presence of two malignant melanomas corresponding to the eroded acrolentiginous and nodular subungueal types, respectively.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Diagnostic Errors*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Melanoma / diagnosis*
  • Melanoma / pathology
  • Nail Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Onychomycosis / diagnosis*
  • Skin Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Skin Neoplasms / pathology
  • Tinea Pedis / diagnosis*
  • Toes / pathology