RESUMEN

Blister formation in tinea corporis is rare. Bullous tinea is usually evoked by zoophilic dermatophytes. A 20-year-old woman presented in our out-patient department with a painful pruritic bullous skin eruption at the left forearm. Clinically, a 4â€¯× 3 cm symmetrical plaque with sharp borders and peripheral versiculation and serous crusts was seen. Histologically there was a marked spongiotic dermatitis with fungal elements in periodic acid stain (PAS). By fungal culture, PCR and gene sequencing Trichophyton (T.) tonsurans was identified. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first published case of T. tonsurans as the causative agent of bullous tinea corporis.

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Enfermedades Cutáneas Vesiculoampollosas , Tiña , Adulto , Arthrodermataceae , Femenino , Humanos , Tiña/diagnóstico , Tiña/tratamiento farmacológico , Trichophyton/genética , Adulto Joven