History
Periorificial honey-colored crusts of 3-5 days duration in a 3-year-old male toddler. Cure obtained through one week course of oral cephalexin plus topical fusidic cream.
Category Archives: Skin Infections
Other dermatoses
Onychomycosis (Tinea Unguium)
History
A housewife woman presented with chronic paronychia and nail plate discoloration and some dystrophy confined to few finger nails of many months duration.
Bullous impetigo
History
A 10-day-old neonate presented with fever and widespread blisters, pustules and raw erosions involved the face, neck, trunk and upper extremities of few days duration. The condition has been cured on topical and systemic antistaphylococcal antibiotics.
Chronic paronychia
History
A house-wife presented with painless erythematous pillow-like swelling of the proximal nail folds chiefly of the right predominant hand associated with cuticular loss of the affected fingers. The nail plates of involved fingers were crumbled and ridged.
Tinea faciei
History
A 53-year-old woman presented with dermatitis-like reaction on the face of six months duration with partial improvements and exacerbations on topical corticosteroid use. O/E an eryhtematous scaly rash with an active border involved most of the face was seen. KOH examination of scales yielded dermatophytes. Cure was obtained on oral griseofulvin and topical clotrimazole for 6 weeks.
Small pox scars
History
A 68-year-old woman has survived a small pox infection more than 4 decades ago with many atrophic slightly hyperpigmented scars have been left behind specially on the face.
Oral thrush
History
A 21-year-old male with IDDM presented with widespread white plaques involved the entire dorsal surface of the tongue in addition to oral commissures. He gave history of prolonged course of antibiotics taken for upper respiratory tract infection. This patient also had scrotal (fissured) tongue in addition to oral candidiasis.
Erysipelas
History
A 28-year-old lady presented with painful and tender swelling of both periorbital regions and surrounding cheeks associated with fever, headache and malaise of 10 days duration. Excellent response was obtained through treatment with i.v penicillin for 10 days.