Tinea Cruris, Tinea Corporis, Dermatophytosis - DermAtlas

Contributor

Douglas Hoffman, MD

Diagnosis

tinea cruris tinea corporis dermatophytosis

Body Site

groin genital diaper area suprapubic area

Age

18 months

Pigmentation

medium

Organization

confluent

Color

red

Morphology

papulosquamous (bump, scale)

Pattern

symmetric

Comments

This 18-year-old baseball player complained of a pruritic dermatitis which spread from the groin to the lower abdomen over a month. He also had extensive excoriations on his inner thighs. The lesion began to heal after 2 days of 1 percent clotrimazole cream.

Description

18 year old baseball player with a pruritic, progressive rash which spread from groin to lower abdomen over the course of a month. There are scattered excoriations from itching. There was extensive involvement of proximal inner thighs (not shown). The lesion began to regress after two days of 1% clotrimazole cream. Management also included prevention teaching and recommendation that he trim his finger nails!

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3/25/2003 22:45:22

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