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Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

tinea corporis tinea manuum

Body Site

hand palm

Age

6 years

Pigmentation

dark

Organization

confluent

Color

red

Morphology

papulosquamous (bump, scale)

Pattern

asymmetric

Comments

This healthy 6-year-old boy had a scaly plaque on the left hand for 4 months. A potassium hydroxide preparation showed branching hyphae. He cleared with oral griseofulvin.

Description

large scaly red plaque with well defined border

Categories

papulosquamous eruptions infections and infestations

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12/13/2004 8:22:50

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