Tinea Incognito, Tinea Corporis - DermAtlas

Contributor

Yelena Frankel, MD, MPH

Diagnosis

tinea incognito tinea corporis

Body Site

chest neck neck

Age

10 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

annular

Color

red

Morphology

plaqulous (plaque / nodule / tumor)

Pattern

central (centrifugal - trunk predominant) localized

Comments

A 10-year-old girl with an itchy rash on the chest was treated with a combination topical antifungal/steroid cream for 6 months. She experienced an improvement in symptoms, but the eruption recurred as soon as she discontinued therapy. A potassium hydroxide preparation showed branching septate hyphae, and she subsequently cleared with an oral antifungal medication.

Description

erythematous, annular, sclaly plaque with well demarcated border

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10/1/2008 23:11:18

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