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- Title
Seborrheic Dermatitis-like Tinea Faciei.
- Authors
Gorani, Alberto; Oriani, Alfio; Cambiaghi, Stefano
- Abstract
We report a 10-year-old Caucasian child who had erythema and abundant scaling on the nasolabial folds, the upper lip, and on the nose. Both the abundant scaling and the localization on the central part of the face led us to suspect seborrheic dermatitis. Direct microscopic examination of some scales removed from the lesions showed septate and ramified ectothrix hyphae. Cultural examination on Sabouraud medium led to the identification of theTrichophyton mentagrophytesspecies. We described this patient to highlight the importance of considering tinea faciei in the differential diagnosis of all facial eruptions and the value of mycologic examination.
- Subjects
SKIN inflammation; ERYTHEMA; CUTANEOUS manifestations of general diseases; DERMIS; THERAPEUTICS; MEDICAL care
- Publication
Pediatric Dermatology, 2005, Vol 22, Issue 3, p243
- ISSN
0736-8046
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1525-1470.2005.22314.x