1st July 2023

An 88-year-old man is admitted to the acute medical unit with shortness of breath. He has a past medical history of heart failure

An 88-year-old man is admitted to the acute medical unit with shortness of breath. He has a past medical history of heart failure, hypertension and treated prostate cancer. He is from a nursing home, is doubly incontinent and requires 24-hour nursing assistance for his activities of daily living. The nurses have noticed a rash and have asked for you to review. On examination, you see a well demarcated, itchy, erythematous rash in his groin and genital area in a symmetrical distribution.

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