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Clinical Quiz March 2014
A gentleman known to have long standing recalcitrant prurigo nodularis requiring potent topical and systemic steroid for control. He presented with recent onset of mildly itchy rash involving his right foot.
King-man Ho
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Clinical history:
This gentleman was known to have long standing recalcitrant prurigo nodularis requiring potent topical and systemic steroid for control. He presented with recent onset of mildly itchy rash involving his right foot.
| A. | Tinea |
| B. | Cellulitis |
| C. | Folliculitis |
| D. | Acute contact dermatitis |
Answer:
A. Tinea
The slide and the question were prepared by:
Dr King-man Ho, FRCP (Glasg, Edin), MRCP (UK), FHKCP, FHKAM (Medicine)
Consultant Dermatologist-in-Charge,
Social Hygiene Service, PHSB, CHP, DH
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