Tinea corporis bullosa masquerading bullous pemphigoid

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https://doi.org/10.66344/jpad.32.3.2022.1960

Abstract

Introduction  Tinea or dermatophytosis is one of the commonest infective dermatosis all over the world.

Case report  We presented a case of 60 years old male with multiple tense bullae mimicking bullous pemphigoid both clinically and histopathologically.

Discussion The case we reported here had some typical dermatophytic features like erythematous annular lesions with central clearing and atypical features like bullous lesions with erosions. PAS stain revealed fungal hyphae and histopathology showed the presence of sub epidermal bulla

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  • Neerja Puri, G G S MEDICAL COLLEGE, FARIDKOT

    Department of Dermatology

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27.08.2022

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Tinea corporis bullosa masquerading bullous pemphigoid. J Pak Assoc Dermatol [Internet]. 2022 Aug. 27 [cited 2026 Jul. 25];32(3):659-60. Available from: https://www.jpad.com.pk/index.php/jpad/article/view/1960