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Bullous Tinea Pedis
A woman in her 70s presented with a skin eruption on the left dorsal foot that had developed spontaneously 2 weeks before. The rash initially appeared with pruritic papules that evolved to fluid-filled blisters and persisted despite self-treatment with topical hydrocortisone 1% cream and antibiotic ointment. Examination revealed an erythematous plaque with tense and denuded bullae (Figure 1). She received oral cephalexin for presumed bullous impetigo. Bacterial culture and herpes simplex virus and varicella zoster virus polymerase chain reaction (PCR) swab results were negative.Lichen Planopilaris
A 46-year-old woman presented with a 1-year history of gradual asymptomatic hair loss in the anterior hairline. Examination revealed perifollicular erythema and scaling along the frontal scalp, with scarring of follicular ostia and rare lone hairs (Figure).Nail Lichen Planus
A 56-year-old woman presented with a 1-year history of altered nail growth and fragility, causing pain and cosmetic concern. Examination revealed onychodystrophy of multiple fingernails and toenails, with onycholysis, distal nail plate splitting, pterygium, longitudinal ridging, and subungual hyperkeratosis (Figure). She had a concomitant pruritic eruption on her chest and extremities and gingival ulceration. The scalp and vulva were uninvolved.
