Misdiagnosed Dermatophytosis
March 1982
in “
Journal of Infection
”
TLDR Misdiagnosed skin infections led to ineffective treatments and serious complications.
The document reported four cases of misdiagnosed dermatophytosis, where three were incorrectly identified as bacterial infections and one as infected eczema. All patients received ineffective antibiotic treatments. One patient experienced scarring from a scalp lesion incision under general anesthesia due to delayed proper treatment, and another suffered from extensive patchy alopecia.
