295) A 10 year old boy is brought to your office for evaluation of rash in bilateral axillae and groin for the past 2 months. He denies any itching or any other skin rashes. However, he reports that the area has become progressively rough to touch. He is otherwise, healthy. On examination, there are reddish brown patches in bilateral axillae and groin. There is maceration and scaling in the web spaces between the toes of bilateral feet. Rest of the examination is normal. A KOH mount is obtained and is negative. Wood’s lamp examination reveals coral red fluorescence. A picture of the rash is shown below:
Which of the following is the most appropriate next step ?
A) Topical corticosteroid
B) Topical Selenium Sulfide
C) Oral erythromycin
D) Topical Clotrimazole
E) Oral Metronidazole
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C this is erythrasma
causitive agent : gram positive bacterium Corynebacterium minutissimum
ttt by topical fusidic and systemic macrolides
presentation: with fine, brown scaling patches which are classically sharply demarcated. Erythrasmic patches are typically found in intertriginous areas (skin fold areas – e.g. armpit, groin, under breast) – with the toe web-spaces being most commonly involved.
The patient is commonly otherwise asymptomatic.
topical clotrimazole…..isnt it cutaneous cryptococcosis
got it ..its erythrasma …..so `C
agree its c
C – this is the classic erythasma presentation. Oral erythro 250mg po for one week. Or, local tx consists of topical imidazole.
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