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Multiple Scaling Erythematous Lesions in the Gluteal Region

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Erythematous scaling lesions can be observed in various dermatological conditions. We present a patient with several scaling, erythematous patches in the right gluteal region, unresponsive to multiple courses of topical steroids in the previous months. Direct microscopy revealed the presence of several septate hyphae, leading to a diagnosis of tinea incognito caused by dermatophytes.

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  1. Dermatology - IRCCS Policlinico di Sant’Orsola Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES), Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

    Filippo Viviani, Alba Guglielmo, Diego Abbenante, Alessandro Pileri & Federico Bardazzi

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Correspondence to Alessandro Pileri .

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  1. Dermatology, Marconi University, Rome, Roma, Italy

    Torello M. Lotti

  2. Dermatologie & Allergologie, Städtisches Klinikum Dresden, Dresden, Sachsen, Germany

    Uwe Wollina

  3. Department of Dermatology & Venereology, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Setchenov University), Moscow, Russia

    Olga Olisova

  4. Psychodermatology, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Central Michigan University College of Medicine, Saginaw, MI, USA

    Mohammad Jafferany

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Viviani, F., Guglielmo, A., Abbenante, D., Pileri, A., Bardazzi, F. (2022). Multiple Scaling Erythematous Lesions in the Gluteal Region. In: Lotti, T.M., Wollina, U., Olisova, O., Jafferany, M. (eds) Clinical Cases in Exfoliative Dermatitis. Clinical Cases in Dermatology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-08466-9_20

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