Abstract

Superficial fungal infections of the face, especially at the beard region, are frequently misdiagnosed. Application of corticosteroids modifies these original clinical manifestations and induces other dermatoses, which may lead to misdiagnosis. We report the case of a patient with fungal folliculitis on the face. The patient had multiple papules and pustules on the perioral area, cheek and periorbital area. Clinically, these lesions looked like lupus miliaris disseminatus faciei or rosacea. At first, we treated the patient with systemic roxithromycin and topical clindamycin, but there was no response to the therapy. Histopathological and mycological examinations revealed that the diagnosis was folliculitis due to Trichophyton mentagrophytes. The lesion was cured by administration of itraconazole for 6 weeks.

Keywords

Fungal folliculitis Trichophyton mentagrophytes

KJMM 1997 June;2(1):77-80(4). Epub 2016 February 25
Copyright © 1997 by Korean Journal of Medical Mycology

Language

Korean/English

Author

Jong Seong Ahn; Departmnet of Dermatology, Seoul National University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
Jeong Aee Kim; Departmnet of Dermatology, Seoul National University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
Kwang Hyun Cho; Departmnet of Dermatology, Seoul National University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
Jai Il Youn; Departmnet of Dermatology, Seoul National University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Corresponding

Jong Seong Ahn, Departmnet of Dermatology, Seoul National University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

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Acknowledgements

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Jong Seong Ahn

Departmnet of Dermatology, Seoul National University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Jeong Aee Kim

Departmnet of Dermatology, Seoul National University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Kwang Hyun Cho

Departmnet of Dermatology, Seoul National University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Jai Il Youn

Departmnet of Dermatology, Seoul National University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Since epub date 2016 February 25