Korean J Med Mycol.
2000 Mar;5(1):20-23.
A Case of Corporis Showing Tinea Imbricata-like Clinical Appearance
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
- 2Department of Clinical Pathology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
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.