Tinea corporis caused by Microsporum gypseum misdiagnosed as Ganuloma annulare:one case report

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Abstract: To report one case of tinea corporis caused by Microsporum gypseum which was misdiagnosed as Ganuloma annulare.The patient was a 60-year-old female with erythema on the left wirst for 2 months.She was diagnosed as Ganuloma annulare but showed no response to the treatment.Tinea corporis caused by Microsporum gypseum was finally diagnosed by fungal examination.The patient was cured by one-week intraconazole(200 mg/d×7 d) combined with one-week sertaconazole nitrate ointment treatment.

Key words: tinea corporis, Microsporum gypseum, Ganuloma annulare

CLC Number:

R756.2

GUO Yan-yang, QI Xian-long. Tinea corporis caused by Microsporum gypseum misdiagnosed as Ganuloma annulare:one case report[J]. Chinese Journal of Mycology, 2011, 6(1): 46-47.

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