Tinea faciei on the right eyebrow caused by Trichophyton interdigitale
AUTOR(ES)
Zhuang, Kai Wen, Dai, Ya Ling, Ran, Yu Ping, Lama, Jebina, Fan, Yi Ming
FONTE
An. Bras. Dermatol.
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2016-12
RESUMO
Abstract Tinea faciei is a relatively uncommon dermatophyte infection entailing atypical clinical symptoms, usually misdiagnosed and treated with corticosteroids. The authors describe a case of tinea faciei on the right eyebrow caused by Trichophyton interdigitale. The patient was an 18-year-old girl, who had an inflammatory plaque with a scaly, pustular surface on the right eyebrow and upper eyelid, which had persisted for over 1 month. She was once misdiagnosed as having eczema and was treated using corticosteroid cream. A diagnosis of tinea faciei was made based on direct microscopy and culture. The sequencing of the nuclear ribosomal ITS region and β-tubulin gene of the isolate established its T. interdigitale lineage. The patient was cured by treatment with systemic terbinafine in combination with topical application of 1% naftifine-0.25% ketaconazole cream for 2 weeks.
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