RT Book, Section
A1 Usatine, Richard P.
A1 Smith, Mindy A.
A1 Chumley, Heidi S.
A1 Mayeaux, E.J.
SR Print(0)
ID 57678769
T1 Chapter 138. Tinea Corporis
T2 The Color Atlas of Family Medicine, 2e
YR 2013
FD 2013
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-176964-8
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57678769
RD 2024/04/24
AB A  6-year-old  girl  is  brought  to  the  office  for  a  round,  itchy  rash  on  her  body  (Figure  138-1).  It  was  first  noted  2  weeks  ago.  The  family  cat  does  have  some  patches  of  hair  loss.  Note  the  concentric  rings  with  scaling,  erythema,  and  central  sparing.  UV  light  showed  green  fluorescence  (Microsporum  species)  and  the  KOH  is  positive  for  branching  and  septate  hyphae.  The  child  was  treated  with  a  topical  antifungal  cream  bid  and  the  tinea  resolves  in  3  to  4  weeks.  The  family  cat  was  taken  to  the  veterinarian  for  treatment,  too.