Mycobacterium marinum infection on the thigh and hip masquerading as tinea cruris

Zhimin Hao; Hao Song; Pangen Cui; Zhi Xiang

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Mycobacterium marinum infection on the thigh and hip masquerading as tinea cruris

Zhimin Hao

¹

,

Hao Song

²

,

Pangen Cui

¹

,

Zhi Xiang

¹

Department of Dermatology, Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Department of Pathology, Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

Adv Dermatol Allergol

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/ada.2024.141116

Online publish date: 2024/07/02

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Mycobacterium marinum infection on the thigh and hip masquerading as tinea cruris

Zhimin Hao 1 , Hao Song 2 , Pangen Cui 1 , Zhi Xiang 1

Zhimin Hao

¹

,

Hao Song

²

,

Pangen Cui

¹

,

Zhi Xiang

¹