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Clinical appearance of Majocchi granuloma.
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A 20-year-old man who was a high school and university wrestler for the past 6 years, presented with a 4-year history of a pruritic large scaly erythematous plaque with follicular papules and pustules on his right forearm (Figure 1).
Clinical appearance of tinea capitis which grew T. tonsurans.
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He also had several erythematous scaly patches with overlying alopecia in his right anterior scalp (Figure 2).
Resolution of Majocchi granuloma after oral Terbinafine therapy.
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All topical therapy was stopped, and he was treated with oral Terbinafine 250 mg daily with marked improvement of his forearm (Figure 3) and scalp lesions in 2 weeks and complete clearing of both in 6 weeks.