Flexural comedones and scar formation caused by inflammatory Tinea corporis

Pediatr Dermatol. 2021 Jul;38(4):960-961. doi: 10.1111/pde.14617. Epub 2021 Apr 30.

Abstract

Childhood flexural comedones are a recently described entity defined as comedones characterized by double orifices connected by a thin layer of epidermis showing the contents beneath. We present a case of flexural comedones and scar formation caused by inflammatory tinea corporis.

Keywords: tinea; acne keloid; comedone; dermatomycoses; dermoscopy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acne Vulgaris*
  • Child
  • Cicatrix / etiology
  • Epidermis
  • Humans
  • Tinea* / diagnosis
  • Tinea* / etiology