Tinea Corporis, Tinea Pedis, Dermatophytosis - DermAtlas

Contributor

Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

tinea corporis tinea pedis dermatophytosis

Body Site

foot ankle

Age

6 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

Color

red silver

Morphology

papulosquamous (bump, scale)

Pattern

Comments

A 6 year old boy had tinea pedis with a large pruritic plaque on the back of the right ankle and bottom of the same foot. The other foot was spared. His father had chronic tinea pedis and onychomycosis.

Description

round plaque comprised of red crusted papules and scale

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1/14/2001 20:15:20

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