Abstract

We report a case of tinea incognito in a 29-year-old man after applying the 0.03% tacrolimus ointment. He was known atopic dermatitis patient and has been treated with intermittent application of tacrolimus. For his facial pruritus 0.03% tacrolimus ointment was prescribed, and after one week he developed annularly grouped erythematous plaques and patches around the ointment-applied area. The KOH smear revealed multiple fungal hyphae. Dermatologists should be aware of the possibility of topical tacrolimus to be the causative agent for tinea incognito.

Keywords

Tinea incognito Tinea faciei Tacrolimus

KJMM 2012 December;17(4):240-242(3). Epub 2016 February 17
Copyright © 2012 by Korean Journal of Medical Mycology

Language

Korean/English

Author

Jae Woo Choi; Department of Dermatology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
Seongmoon Jo; Department of Dermatology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
Jin Yong Kim; Department of Dermatology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
Kkot Bora Yeom; Department of Dermatology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
Mi Ra Choi; Department of Dermatology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea

Corresponding

Mi Ra Choi, Department of Dermatology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea. Tel: +82-2-2072-2417, Fax: +82-2-742-7344, e-mail: miramira80@naver.com

Publication history

Received 17 October 2012; Revised 17 December 2012; Accepted 17 December 2012.

Acknowledgements

This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Jae Woo Choi

Department of Dermatology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea

Seongmoon Jo

Department of Dermatology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea

Jin Yong Kim

Department of Dermatology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea

Kkot Bora Yeom

Department of Dermatology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea

Mi Ra Choi

Department of Dermatology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea

Since epub date 2016 February 17