Korean J Med Mycol.  2010 Mar;15(1):22-26.

A Case of Rosacea-like Tinea Faciei Caused by Trichophyton rubrum

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea. smg@dongguk.ac.kr
  • 2Department of Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea.
  • 3Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea.

Abstract

We report a case of rosacea-like tinea faciei in a 62-year-old female. The lesions were manifested by 2.0x2.0 cm and 2.0x2.0 cm-sized, two, pruritic, well-demarcated, erythematous macules on the nose and left ala nasi. Histopathologic examination of the skin lesion showed chronic dermal inflammation with presence of fungal hyphae in the honey layer of the epidermis. Fungal culture of the biopsy specimen grew out typical white cottony colonies of Trichophyton rubrum. The patient was treated with 250 mg of terbinafine daily for 1 month and topical lanoconazole application. Skin lesions improved one month after the treatment, and recurrence has not been observed.

Keyword

Rosacea-like; Tinea faciei

MeSH Terms

Biopsy
Epidermis
European Continental Ancestry Group
Female
Honey
Humans
Hyphae
Imidazoles
Inflammation
Middle Aged
Naphthalenes
Nose
Recurrence
Skin
Tinea
Trichophyton
Imidazoles
Naphthalenes
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