Tinea faciei

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| name = Tinea faciei

| synonyms = Ringworm of the face

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| field = Dermatology

| symptoms = Facial ringworm appears as one or more pink-to-red scaly patches which contain bumps, blisters, or scabs.They can be itchy, and it may get worse or feel sunburned after exposure to the sun.

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| treatment = topical creams and lotions: Terbinafine, Clotrimazole, Miconazole, Econazole, Oxiconazole, Ketoconazole, Sulconazole, Naftifine

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Tinea faciei is a fungal infection of the skin of the face.{{cite book |last1=James |first1=William D. |last2=Elston |first2=Dirk |last3=Treat |first3=James R. |last4=Rosenbach |first4=Misha A. |last5=Neuhaus |first5=Isaac |title=Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology |date=2020 |publisher=Elsevier |location=Edinburgh |isbn=978-0-323-54753-6 |page=295 |edition=13th |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UEaEDwAAQBAJ |language=en |chapter=15. Diseases resulting from fungi and yeasts}} It generally appears as a photosensitive painless red rash with small bumps and a raised edge appearing to grow outwards, usually over eyebrows or one side of the face.

Tinea faciei can be due to an anthropophilic (human) fungus such as Trichophyton rubrum (T rubrum). Infection often comes from the feet (tinea pedis) or nails (tinea unguium) originally. {{Cite web |date=2023-10-26 |title=Tinea faciei |url=https://dermnetnz.org/topics/tinea-faciei |access-date=2025-05-01 |website=DermNet® |language=en}}

Zoophilic (animal) fungi such as Microsporum canis (M canis) is acquired from cats and dogs, and T verrucosum, from farm cattle, are also common.

The site of infection may feel wet or have some crusting, and overlying hairs may fall out easily.{{cite web |title=Tinea faciei (face) and barbae (beard) |url=http://www.pcds.org.uk/clinical-guidance/tinea-faciei-face-and-barbae-beard |website=www.pcds.org.uk |access-date=18 September 2021}} There may be a mild itch.{{cite book |last1=Ginter-Hanselmayer |first1=Gabriele |last2=Nenoff |first2=Pietro |editor1-last=Presterl |editor1-first=Elisabeth |title=Clinically Relevant Mycoses: A Practical Approach |date=2018 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-3-319-92300-0 |pages=149–150 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-nSADwAAQBAJ&q=Tinea+faciei++prevalence |language=en}}