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An 80-year-old sedentary man is admitted on your hospital service for repair of a ventral hernia. During the physical examination, you note a symmetrical eruption along both inguinal creases. The patient says the eruption has been present for several months but is nonpruritic. You suspect erythrasma.
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(2006). Erythrasma. In: Dermatology Skills for Primary Care. Current Clinical Practice. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1385/1-59259-906-0:117
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