Tinea faciei: an easily missed diagnosis in children
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A six year-old girl presented with a facial rash first noted for two months (Figure 1). She had a known personal and family history of atopy with mild eczema affecting distal limbs and trunk treated with on occasional use of mild topical corticosteroid. The facial lesion was mildly itchy and worsened despite emollient cream and topical corticosteroid cream given for one month by her family doctor.
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