title: Tinea faciei mimicking lupus erythematosus.
abstract: The authors describe a case of tinea faciei occurring in a sixteen-year-old boy. The rash was localized to the face and upper chest and resembled a typical photosensitive disorder, resulting in inappropriate treatment for six months. Results of a potassium hydroxide preparation and culture from the surface scale confirmed the clinical diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, General Hospital, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bharu
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ghazali
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bharu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nor
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kerian
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D014005:Tinea / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014249:Trichophyton / Q000302:isolation & purification