A case of altered clinical picture of extensive tinea corporis (tinea as a great mimicker)

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.