Id Reaction, Kerion, Tinea Corporis - DermAtlas

Contributor

Will Sorey, MD

Diagnosis

id reaction kerion tinea corporis

Body Site

hand

Age

12 years

Pigmentation

medium

Organization

scattered

Color

red

Morphology

papule

Pattern

acral (centripetal - extremity predominant) symmetric generalized, disseminated

Comments

A 12-year-old boy developed severely pruritic papules and vesicles on his palms and the dorsal aspects of both hands. Topical steroids did not help with the itching. This eruption was preceded by a large scaly edematous red plaque (kerion) on his lower left leg which grew Microsporum canus on fungal culture. All skin lesions and symoptoms resolved with treatment with oral griseofulvin.

Description

1-3 mm generalized red papules and vesicles

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9/3/2011 18:51:12

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