Erythema annulare centrifugum: A case report

Abstract

Erythema annular centrifigugal is the most common figure erythema. It is characterized with polycyclic or annular lesions which grows up slowly and settle in the stem and extremite proximals. In addition it has infections, drugs, diet and seldom malignancies in its etiology, it is idiopathic most. It split into deep and superficial forms histopathologycally. A dermatophyte infection in etiology was detected in a patient 46 years old, who applied to our clinic with erythema annular centrifugal lesions and she was treated antifungal treatment. We considered appropriate offering case to focus on research superficial fungal disease in erythema annular centrifugal etiology.

Keywords

• erythema annulare centrifigum
• dermatophyte
• figure erythema.