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The id reaction, a skin eruption involving a delayed hypersensitivity reaction, is triggered by a distant inflammatory dermatosis; it is also known as autoeczematization. Dermatophytid is an id reaction triggered by dermatophyte infection, most commonly seen in adult tinea pedis but also seen in tinea corporis and tinea cruris. Palm and sole eruptions are classic id reactions; disseminated edematous papules, vesicles, or pustules can occur in highly sensitized individuals. Dermatophytid can occur before or during oral antifungal treatment and is often misdiagnosed as an allergic drug eruption response to such agents. Reports of id reactions involving tinea capitis, one of the most common pediatric skin infections and particularly prevalent …