Tinea Corporis, Tinea Incognito - DermAtlas

Contributor

Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

tinea corporis tinea incognito

Body Site

hand finger

Age

6 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

annular

Color

red pink

Morphology

plaqulous (plaque / nodule / tumor)

Pattern

solitary asymmetric

Comments

This healthy 6-year-old boy developed an expanding annular plaque on his right fourth finger. It initially improved when treated with a topical steroid but recurred as soon as the medication was discontinued. A potassium hydroxide preparation showed branching septate hyphae. The lesion cleared with 2 weeks of oral griseofulvin therapy.

Description

annular scaly red plaque with scattered papules and pustules at the border

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7/20/2011 22:57:08

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