Question 1.7
Question 1.7:
Which one of the following is NOT Atopic dermatitis?
- Tinea corporis ("ringworm") is a superficial fungal skin infection that affects any part of the body except hands, feet, scalp, face, groin, and nails
- It is characterised by itchy ring-shaped lesions with central hypopigmentation and a peripheral scaly red rim (ringworm)
- Over time, multiple lesions may develop and coalesce forming a polycyclic pattern
- Distribution of lesions is usually asymmetrical
- The clinical presentation of atopic dermatitis varies greatly but typically follows a relapsing-remitting course with acute flares on a background of chronic dermatitis
- Acute dermatitis has a variable clinical phenotype
- It may be erythematous and may be weeping/crusted (exudative) or have blisters (vesicles or bullae)
- Over time, if the dermatitis becomes chronic, the skin becomes less red but thickened (lichenified) and scaly
- Cracking of the skin (fissures) may also be present
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