Case 177. Reference case 177B

　 　 　 　
　
Tinea corporis caused by Trichophyton rubrum. Biopsied specimen (Grocott).
 　
　 　 　 　

　

 　 Anthropophilic dermatophytes stay in the cornified layer and do not invade the hair follicle, while T. rubrum may show ectothrix-type follicular involvement.