Korean J Med Mycol.  2014 Sep;19(3):64-70.

Tinea Barbae Caused by Trichophyton verrucosum

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea. smg@dongguk.ac.kr
  • 2Department of Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea.
  • 3Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea.
  • 4Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea.

Abstract

Tinea barbae is a dermatophyte infection of the bearded areas of the face and neck. The incidence of tinea barbae has decreased as improved sanitation. We report a case of tinea barbae in a 58-year-old-man, who presented with relatively well-defined erythematous pustular plaque on the upper lip. A fungal culture from tissue of the lesions was grown on Sabouraud dextrose agar and showed typical Trichophyton verrucosum. The nucleotide sequence of internal transcribed spacer for clinical isolate was identical to that of Trichophyton verrucosum strain ATCC 10695. The patient was treated with oral itraconazole for 3 months. The skin lesions improved 3 months after treatment, and recurrence has not been observed.

Keyword

Tinea barbae; Trichophyton verrucosum

MeSH Terms

Agar
Arthrodermataceae
Base Sequence
Glucose
Humans
Incidence
Itraconazole
Lip
Neck
Recurrence
Sanitation
Skin
Tinea*
Trichophyton*
Agar
Glucose
Itraconazole
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