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Perlèche, Erosio Interdigitalis (Hands), Chronic Intertriginous Mycotic Dermatitis (Feet, Groins and Inframammary Region) and Mycotic Vulvitis and Vaginitis. Dr. Clark W. Finnerud.
A woman, aged 64, presented an erythematous, scaling dermatitis of the inguinal regions and groins of twenty years' duration. A similar eruption had appeared beneath the breasts within the year prior to presentation. She stated that for twenty-one years she had had involvement of the interspaces of the fingers and for a lesser time between the toes. The involvement at the angle of the mouth had been periodic, but it had extended over a considerable number of years. Irritation had been present in the region of the vulva and vagina, sometimes particularly noticeable on urination, for many years.
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