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Eric Ehrsam, MD

Diagnosis

dermatophytosis tinea faciei tinea corporis

Body Site

lip

Age

10 years

Pigmentation

medium

Organization

annular

Color

red

Morphology

plaqulous (plaque / nodule / tumor)

Pattern

solitary

Comments

A 10-year-old girl, who was raising a guinea pig, developed tinea on the upper lip. A fungal culture grew Microsporum canis. The lesions disappeared within 15 days when treated with topical terbinafine.

Description

concentric annular red scaly plaques

Categories

infections and infestations papulosquamous eruptions annular eruption

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6/7/2003 16:42:01

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