Correlation between dermoscopy and direct microscopy in Tineabarbae

Tineabarbae is a rare form of dermatophytosis that affects hair follicles of the beard and moustache. Dermoscopy could prove useful to identify parasitism of hair of the beard, just as it has proven useful in the diagnosis of Tineacapitis. We present the first fully documented case series of T. barb...

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Published inJournal de mycologie médicale Vol. 31; no. 1; p. 101104
Main Authors Gómez-Moyano, E., Martínez Pilar, L., Vera Casaño, A., Martín González, T., Moyano Almagro, B., Fernandez Ballesteros, M.D., Martínez Garcia, S., Godoy Diaz, D.J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published France Elsevier Masson SAS 01.03.2021
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Dermatophytosis
Dermoscopic features
Dermoscopy
Tineabarbae
Trichoscopic features
Trichoscopy
Dermoscopy
Trichoscopy
Tineabarbae
Dermoscopic features
Dermatophytosis
Trichoscopic features
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Summary:Tineabarbae is a rare form of dermatophytosis that affects hair follicles of the beard and moustache. Dermoscopy could prove useful to identify parasitism of hair of the beard, just as it has proven useful in the diagnosis of Tineacapitis. We present the first fully documented case series of T. barbae with clinical, dermoscopic and mycological features.
ISSN:1156-5233
1773-0449
DOI:10.1016/j.mycmed.2020.101104