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Muhammad Waseem, MD

Diagnosis

tinea capitis dermatophytosis

Body Site

scalp

Age

24 days

Pigmentation

dark

Organization

grouped, clustered

Color

skin color

Morphology

papulosquamous (bump, scale)

Pattern

asymmetric

Comments

This 24 day old boy developed enlarging patches of confluent crusted papules on the scalp and forehead. A potassium hydroxide preparation showed branching septate hyphae, and he was started on oral griseofulvin.

Description

oval patch of confluent crusted papules

Categories

infections and infestations papulosquamous eruptions

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9/22/2002 16:15:49

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