Tinea Pedis, Tinea Corporis - DermAtlas

Contributor

Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

tinea pedis tinea corporis

Body Site

foot sole wrist forearm

Age

13 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

grouped, clustered

Color

red

Morphology

papulosquamous (bump, scale)

Pattern

asymmetric

Comments

This healthy adolescent complained of an itchy skin eruption on his right forearm and foot for at least 6 months. A potassium hydroxide preparation of scale from his right sole showed branching septate hyphae. He was treated with oral ultramicrosize griseofulvin for 4 weeks with clearing of the eruption.

Description

asymmetric scaly red annular plaques

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1/1/2012 11:50:36

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