differential diagnosis

Last reviewed 01/2018

This includes:

  • discoid eczema - well defined; itchy; crusty rather than scaling; predilection for limbs

  • seborrhoeic eczema - ill defined; brown lesions; greasy scale; affects scalp, face, upper chest and flexures

  • tinea corporis - well defined; slightly itchy; red scaly margins; central clearing; asymmetrical

  • mycosis fungoides