- Adult males
- Seen now in farmers related to animal exposure
- Trichophyton verrucosum
- Trichophyton mentagrophytes
- Dermatophyte infection of the beard and mustache area
- Trichomycosis (Invasion of Hair Shaft)
- Resembles Tinea Capitis infection
-
Pruritus
- Local tenderness
- Distribution
- Beard and mustache area
- Eyelashes and eyebrows (rare)
- Pustular Folliculitis
- Hair Follicles surrounded by inflammation
- Papules and Pustules
- Superimposed exudate and crust
- Hair easily removed
- Circular reddish patches with scale
- Hairs broken off at surface
- Hyphae seen invading Hair Shaft
- Treat for 2-3 weeks after lesion resolution (typically requires 4-6 weeks of treatment)
- See Tinea Capitis for Antifungal Medication options and dosing
-
Staphylococcus Aureus superinfection
- Kerion
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