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ArticleAME case reports2026

Eruptive inflammatory tinea corporis: a case report highlighting the role of molecular testing on formalin-fixed tissue in confirming the causative species.

Sherilyn S Goode, Robert A Quiring, Muhammad Awais, Robert T Brodell, Poonam C Sharma

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Article in AME case reports, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 authors.

Sherilyn S GoodeDepartment of Dermatology, School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA.
Robert A QuiringDepartment of Dermatology, School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA.
Muhammad AwaisDepartment of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA.
Robert T BrodellDepartment of Dermatology, School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA.
Poonam C SharmaDepartment of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Dermatophytosis is a fungal skin infection most commonly caused by members of the genera Case Description: The case of a 22-year-old female with blistering rash involving the neck, abdomen, arms, and lower extremities is presented. Her clinical presentation, along with a similar rash in her fiancé and a concurrent scaling rash in her dog, led to a broad differential diagnosis. Histopathology revealed superficial fungal elements, and molecular testing on paraffin-embedded tissue confirmed Conclusions: This case report highlights an uncommon presentation of tinea corporis caused by a zoophilic dermatophyte and underscores the importance of maintaining clinical suspicion even in atypical cases. Molecular identification methods such as broad-range fungal polymerase chain reaction (PCR) can be valuable tools in establishing the diagnosis when conventional diagnostics are unavailable or inconclusive.

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case reportMicrosporum canismolecular diagnosisTinea corporiszoophilic fungi

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