Trichophytia profunda acuta of the glabrous
skin (TPAGS) is an inflammatory variant of
tinea corporis and receives special focus in
Japan because of its deep follicular involvement
and unusual clinical presentations1). Skin biopsies
are often done suspecting diseases other than
dermatophytoses, and histopathological findings
may come as a surprise for many clinicians, as
the clinical feature may resemble a variety of
skin diseases ranging from eczema to granulomatous
diseases. Here, we report a case of
TPAGS with unsuccessful fungus culture, in
which the pathogenic agent was identified as
Trichophyton rubrum by nested PCR using paraffin
embedded skin sections.