%0 Journal Article %T A case of altered clinical picture of extensive tinea corporis (tinea as a great mimicker) %J Iranian Journal of Dermatology %I Iranian Society of Dermatology %Z 2717-0721 %A Henry, Daniel %A Singh, Adarshlata %A Madke, Bhushan %A Kedia, Palak %D 2019 %\ 09/01/2019 %V 22 %N 3 %P 107-109 %! A case of altered clinical picture of extensive tinea corporis (tinea as a great mimicker) %K Tinea corporis %K itch %K Dermatophyte %R 10.22034/ijd.2019.100204 %X Tinea corporis is a superficial dermatophyte infection. This is a case report of a 45-year-old female presenting with a history of erythematous raised lesions with itching all over the body since one year ago. Based on clinical findings, the lesions were diagnosed as tinea corporis. A KOH smear was carried out and results were negative probably due to application of steroids, and a histopathological examination was done. On histopathological examination, the patient was proved to have dermatophytosis caused by Trichophyton mentagrophytes. The patient was successfully treated with oral itraconazole 200mg once a day and griseofulvin 250 mg once a day along with 2 % ketoconazole for topical application. %U https://www.iranjd.ir/article_100204_9f085e48d251747bc46d692c025e521b.pdf