A 30-year-old man presented with concentric red scaly rings on the abdomen of two months duration. KOH smear was positive for fungal hyphae and spores. Tinea imbricata (Tokelau) is a superficial fungal infection caused by anthropophilic dermatophyte named Trichophyton concentricum.
A 35-year-old woman presented with an asymptomatic, circinate red patches with fine scales involved the trunk of many months duration. Three 150 mg capsules of Sporanox (Fluconazole) one week apart had cleared the rash.
A 25-year-old man presented with pruritic, erythematous plaque studded with pustules in the beard of three months duration. KOH mount preparation showed fungal hyphae and spores and the condition responded very well to systemic griseofulvintherapy.
A 4-year-old woman had been treated wrongly with potent topical corticosteroid after being diagnosed as foot eczema. Later she presented with red scaly pruritic plaques on the dorsum of the foot (Psoriasiform or eczematous-like rash). KOH mount preparation of lesional scales yielded positive results of tinea infection (hyphae and spores). She responded well to systemic antifungal therapy.
A 40-y-o woman presented with asymptomatic bilateral symmetrical papulosquamous lesions on the palms and whitish mucous patches involved the tongue, cheeks’ inner sides and the lips of three weeks duration. She denied any illegal sexual activity, however STS (VDRL & TPHA) were positive.
A 2-year-old infant presented with multiple dirty-yellow crusted patches involved the perioral area especially the chin and the v-region of the chest of 4-5 days duration. The lesions had been cured on oral cephalexin and topical fusidic acid for one week.
A 32-year-old lady presented with a very fascinating and interesting case of multiple orf. Two tense bullae on erythematous base with central necrosis giving both lesions a target-like appearance on both hands of about 10 days duration.
