Abstract

Microsporum (M.) gypseum is geophilic and abundant in soil throughout the world. The source of human infection has been traced to soil or animals. But tinea corporis caused by M. gypseum is rare. We report 4 cases of tinea corporis caused by M. gypseum in a 38 year-old female, a 7 year-old girl, a 2 year-old boy, and a 18 year-old female. The lesions were manifested by localized pruritic fine scaly erythematous annular patches on the shin, forearm, neck, and antecubital fossa. Direct microscopic examination of scales on the potassium hydroxide preparation showed hyphae and spores in 3 cases. But cultures from the skin lesion of all patients on Sabouraud dextrose agar showed typical colonies of M. gypseum. The patients were treated with topical ketoconazole application and/or oral antifungal agents.

Keywords

Tinea corporis Microsporum gypseum

KJMM 2001 June;6(2):90-96(7). Epub 2016 February 22
Copyright © 2001 by Korean Journal of Medical Mycology

Language

Korean/English

Author

Yeon Jin Kim; Departments of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Kyongju, Korea
Sung Wook Lim; Departments of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Kyongju, Korea
Moo Kyu Suh; Departments of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Kyongju, Korea
Jin Hyouk Choi; Departments of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Kyongju, Korea
Jang Seok Bang; Departments of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Kyongju, Korea
Jeong Woo Lee; Departments of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Kyongju, Korea
Tae Hoon Kim; Departments of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Kyongju, Korea
Gyoung Yim Ha; Departments of Clinical Pathology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Kyongju, Korea
Jung Ran Kim; Departments of Pathology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Kyongju, Korea

Corresponding

Moo Kyu Suh, Departments of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Kyongju, Korea. Tel: (054) 770-8269, Fax: (054) 773-1581, e-mail: mksuhmd@hanmail.net

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Acknowledgements

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Yeon Jin Kim

Departments of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Kyongju, Korea

Sung Wook Lim

Departments of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Kyongju, Korea

Moo Kyu Suh

Departments of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Kyongju, Korea

Jin Hyouk Choi

Departments of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Kyongju, Korea

Jang Seok Bang

Departments of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Kyongju, Korea

Jeong Woo Lee

Departments of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Kyongju, Korea

Tae Hoon Kim

Departments of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Kyongju, Korea

Gyoung Yim Ha

Departments of Clinical Pathology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Kyongju, Korea

Jung Ran Kim

Departments of Pathology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Kyongju, Korea

Since epub date 2016 February 22