This rash began as a small red patch about 10 days earlier while the patient was at wrestling camp.
This rash began about 10 days earlier as a small red patch: the patient describes the formation of blisters. He says the rash began while he was at wrestling camp.
Diagnostic contenders include herpes gladiatorum, impetigo, and shingles.
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