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Widespread dermatophytosis. Generalized, monomorphous, red-purpuric, 2- to 3-mm papules on the abdomen (A) and forearm (B).
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Examination found generalized, monomorphous, purpuric 2- to 3-mm papules with an annular distribution on the abdomen, forearms, and legs (Fig 1).
Tinea capitis. Diffuse, thick plaques overlaid with white scale on the scalp.
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Her scalp had thick, scaly plaques with easily extractable hairs (Fig 2).
Widespread dermatophytosis on histology. Hematoxylin-eosin staining shows fungal organisms at the periphery of the hair shaft, without dermal infiltration.
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Hematoxylin-eosin staining found folliculitis with evidence of follicular rupture (Fig 3).