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July 2007

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This article has been peer reviewed. It was published in The Consultant 47(8):781, July 2007. Copyright 2007 by CMP Healthcare Media, LLC, and posted here by permission. The published version is available at http://www.consultantlive.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=201000174.

Abstract

The sudden appearance of a pruritic confluent erythematous rash on the anterior neck and upper back prompted a 30-year-old woman to seek medical attention. She had recently started applying 5% tea tree oil to the area to treat chronic, recurrent tinea versicolor. An herbal specialist had recommended this therapy.

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