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Pathophys and Cause

Cause:Probably viral

Signs and Symptoms

Si:Ovoid lesions w central clearing and scale on insideof ring ("trailing scale"), in lines of cleavage; vest distribution; white raised papular lesions in blacks; r/o tinea corporis and other pap-squam etiologies, especially syphilis

Course

Recurs occasionally

Lab and Xray

Lab: Serol:VDRL or RPR to r/o syphilis