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Gram stain revealed short gram-positive rods in varying proportions. All the patients showed a pink fluorescence on Wood\u2019s lamp examination. After treatment with topical clindamycin singly or in combination with oral azithromycin, there was complete clearance of the lesions leaving normal-appearing skin in three and residual hyperpigmentation in one. The overdiagnosis of tinea in the ongoing epidemic of dermatophytosis is a potential concern. 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