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SMLE Question #8714
Medicine / Internal Medicine
Dermatology
Last updated: February 2026
A 9-month-old boy is brought to clinic for a recurrent, intensely pruritic rash for several weeks. The lesions are erythematous, rough, eczematous patches that may ooze and crust. He is afebrile, otherwise well, and meeting developmental milestones. His mother and older sibling have a history of atopic disease. On examination, there are scaly plaques with excoriations. Which of the following is the typical site of eczematous plaques at this age?
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