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 49-year-old-man, who presented with relatively well-defined erythematous patch with pustules on the upper lip. A fungal culture from tissue of the lesions was grown on Sabouraud's dextrose agar and showed typical Trichophyton mentagrophytes. The nucleotide sequence of internal transcribed spacer for clinical isolate was identical to that of Arthroderma vanbreuseghemii IHEM 4411. The patient was treated with oral itraconazole for 3 months. The skin lesions improved 3 months after treatment, and recurrence has not been observed.

Keywords

Tinea barbae Trichophyton mentagrophytes

KJMM 2014 March;19(1):13-17(5). Epub 2016 February 17
Copyright © 2014 by Korean Journal of Medical Mycology

Language

Korean/English

Author

You Bum Song; Departments of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea
Ji Young Yoo; Departments of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea
Moo Kyu Suh; Departments of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea
Gyoung Yim Ha; Departments of Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea
Tae Jung Jang; Departments of Pathology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea
Jong Soo Choi; Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea

Corresponding

Jong Soo Choi, Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea. Tel: +82-54-770-8268, Fax: +82-54-770-8378, e-mail: smg@dongguk.ac.kr

Publication history

Received 24 December 2013; Revised 17 February 2014; Accepted 12 March 2014.

Acknowledgements

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You Bum Song

Departments of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea

Ji Young Yoo

Departments of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea

Moo Kyu Suh

Departments of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea

Gyoung Yim Ha

Departments of Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea

Tae Jung Jang

Departments of Pathology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea

Jong Soo Choi

Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea

Since epub date 2016 February 17