Tinea Corporis, Dermatophytosis - DermAtlas

Contributor

Douglas Hoffman, MD

Diagnosis

tinea corporis dermatophytosis

Body Site

shin leg

Age

5 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

annular

Color

red

Morphology

papulosquamous (bump, scale)

Pattern

asymmetric solitary

Comments

A red, itchy, quarter dollar size annular plaque developed on the left lower leg of a healthy 5-year-old. The lesion cleared after her mother applied hydrocortisone ointment for several days but itching persisted (tinea incognito). A larger lesion recurred at the same site when the corticosteroid ointment was discontinued. Cure was ultimately achieved with topical 1 percent clotrimazole ointment.

Description

annular scaly red plaque

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3/25/2003 23:00:47

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