Tinea Manuum, Dermatophytosis - DermAtlas

Contributor

Kosman Sadek Zikry, MD

Diagnosis

tinea manuum dermatophytosis

Body Site

hand

Age

40 years

Pigmentation

medium

Organization

scattered

Color

brown

Morphology

papulosquamous (bump, scale)

Pattern

asymmetric acral (centripetal - extremity predominant)

Comments

This healthy 40-year-old man complained of a recurrent itchy scaly rash on both hands and the left foot. A potassium hydroxide preparation of scale from the bottom of the foot demonstrated hyphae.

Description

thick scaly plaques on both palms and the left sole

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3/31/2004 8:40:42

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