Abstract:
A 7-day-old premature female infant presented with rapidly progressive, erythematous, annular skin lesions
from the 5th day of life. She was diagnosed provisionally as a case of neonatal lupus erythematosus and was
investigated accordingly. Histopathological examination of the skin biopsy specimen revealed presence of
hyphae of dermatophytes in the stratum corneum, and the diagnosis was changed to tinea corporis. Differential
diagnosis of the annular erythema of infancy has been discussed and the importance of scraping a scaly lesion
for KOH preparation in the diagnostic work-up of such a patient has been highlighted
