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This patient presented with ringworm on the arm, or tinea corporis due to Trichophyton mentagrophytes. The genus Trichophyton inhabits the soil, humans or animals, and is one of the leading causes of hair, skin and nail infections, or dermatophytosis in humans.
Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases, Fungal Diseases, Tinea
Picture & text from CDC/PHIL. For more information see Ringworm Pictures from CDC