ABSTRACT
We report a case of tinea corporis arising in previous burn area which shows tinea imbricata-like clinical appearance in a 69-year-old male. He showed round, 5.0x5.0 cm sized, fine scaly, well-defined erythematous patch with concentrically arranged rings of scales on the right forearm. Histopathologically, PAS staining revealed fungal hyphae in the horney layer of the epidermis. Fungal culture of scales of the lesions on Sabouraud's dextrose agar showed typical Trichophyton verrucosum. He was treated with oral terbinafine (250 mg/day) and topical lanoconazole for 1 month. Skin lesions improved one month after the treatment, and recurrence has not been observed
Subject(s)
Aged , Humans , Male , Agar , Burns , Epidermis , Forearm , Glucose , Hyphae , Imidazoles , Naphthalenes , Recurrence , Skin , Tinea , Trichophyton , Weights and MeasuresABSTRACT
We report a case of tinea corporis with unusual clinical features in a 7-year-old boy. He had a 7.5 x 7.0 cm-sized, well-defined, erythematous patch with concentrically arranged rings of scales on the right thigh, and two 2.5 x 2.0 cm and 1.0 x 1.0 cm-sized satellite lesions beside the lesion. Histopathologically, PAS staining revealed fungal hyphae in the horney layer of the epidermis. Fungal culture of scales of the lesions on Sabouraud's dextrose agar showed typical Trichophyton verrucosum. He was treated daily with 125 mg of terbinafine for 1 month and with topical lanoconazole. Skin lesions improved after a month of treatment, and recurrence was not observed.
Subject(s)
Child , Humans , Male , Agar , Epidermis , Glucose , Hyphae , Recurrence , Skin , Thigh , Tinea , Trichophyton , Weights and MeasuresABSTRACT
We clescribe a patient who developed an annular patch with concentrically arranged rings of scales rescmbling tinea imbricata on his right forearm, which was ultiimately diagnosed as tinea corporis caused by Microsporum ferrugineum. Topical antifungal therapies alone were unsuccessful. The combination therapies of topical and systemic antifungal agents were subsequently performed and a good result was obtained.