Abstract

We, here in, report a case of tinea corporis which shows tinea imbricata-like clinical appearance. A 19-year-old man was presented with a 40-day history of annular patches with polycyclic rings on the right forearm. KOH staining, culture, PAPD PCR revealed this lesion as tinea corporis by Trichophyton rubrum showing tinea imbricata-like clinical appearance.  

Keywords

PAPD PCR Tinea corporis Tinea imbricate Trichophyton rubrum

KJMM 2000 March;5(1):20-23(4). Epub 2016 February 23
Copyright © 2000 by Korean Journal of Medical Mycology

Language

Korean/English

Author

Doe Kywn Roh; Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
Chul Jong Park; Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
Jong Yuk Yi; Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
Hae Kyung Lee; Department of Clinical Pathology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea

Corresponding

Jong Yuk Yi, Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.

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Acknowledgements

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Doe Kywn Roh

Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea

Chul Jong Park

Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea

Jong Yuk Yi

Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea

Hae Kyung Lee

Department of Clinical Pathology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea

Since epub date 2016 February 23