What causes weird rash on the leg?
Patient: Hi,My 5 year old daughter has a small weird looking rash like area on her leg. It has irregular shape (almost star like) it is brown on the edges and lighter in the inside area. It is not raised. It appeared as a bright red rash 3 weeks ago. It turned brown in a few days, but it is not going away at all. Thank you Doctor: Hi, Welcome to HCM,The diagnosis is tinea corporis, commonly known as ringworm.Many small rings collide and form a star shaped lesion.Characteristic of tinea is peripheral Papulo vesicular lesion and scales with central clearing.Apply clotrimazole or miconazole cream (OTC cream) twice daily.You can send clinical photograph to us for confirmation of diagnosis.RegardsDr Shahid Hassan MD(Dermatology)