Abstract

Tinea corporis is dermatophytosis of trunk and extremities except terminal hair present region. We report a case of psoriasiform tinea corporis in a 11-year-old girl. The lesions were showed multiple, pruritic, thick scaly erythematous macules and patches on the left forearm and trunk. She had been treated with topical and oral corticosteroid for 5 months. Direct microscopic examination and fungal culture were positive for hyphae and colonies of Microsporum canis. Histopathologic examination of the skin lesion revealed parakeratosis, psoriasiform epidermal hyperplasia and perivascular inflammatory infiltration in upper dermis with presence of fungal hyphae in stratum corneum. She was treated with 250mg of terbinafine daily and topical lanoconazole for 1 month. Skin lesions cured without recurrence.

Keywords

Psoriasiform Tinea corporis Microsporum canis

KJMM 2010 December;15(4):165-169(5). Epub 2016 February 18
Copyright © 2010 by Korean Journal of Medical Mycology

Language

Korean/English

Author

Sung Min Hwang; Departments of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea
Dong Min Kim; Departments of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea
Moo Kyu Suh; Departments of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea
Gyoung Yim Ha; Departments of Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea
Jung Ran Kim; Departments of Pathology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea

Corresponding

Moo Kyu Suh, Departments of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea. Tel: (054) 770-8268, Fax: (054) 773-1581, e-mail: smg@dongguk.ac.kr

Publication history

Received 6 July 2010; Revised 23 August 2010; Accepted 23 August 2010.

Acknowledgements

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Sung Min Hwang

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

Dong Min Kim

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

Moo Kyu Suh

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

Gyoung Yim Ha

Departments of Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea

Jung Ran Kim

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

Since epub date 2016 February 18