Tinea Corporis, Dermatophytosis - DermAtlas

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Shahbaz A. Janjua, MD

Diagnosis

tinea corporis dermatophytosis

Body Site

back

Age

35 years

Pigmentation

medium

Organization

confluent annular

Color

red

Morphology

papulosquamous (bump, scale)

Pattern

asymmetric

Comments

This 35-year-old man developed a,pruritic eruption on his back and buttocks. The chronic lesions cleared with a week of oral terbinafine 250 mg/day for 7 days in addition to topical clotrimazole 1 percent cream and hydrocortisome 1 percent cream.

Description

asymmetric, red, annular plaques

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4/16/2003 12:53:13

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