title: Tinea faciei on the right eyebrow caused by Trichophyton interdigitale.
abstract: Tinea faciei is a relatively uncommon dermatophyte infection entailing atypical clinical symptoms, usually misdiagnosed and treated with corticosteroids. The authors describe a case of tinea faciei on the right eyebrow caused by Trichophyton interdigitale. The patient was an 18-year-old girl, who had an inflammatory plaque with a scaly, pustular surface on the right eyebrow and upper eyelid, which had persisted for over 1 month. She was once misdiagnosed as having eczema and was treated using corticosteroid cream. A diagnosis of tinea faciei was made based on direct microscopy and culture. The sequencing of the nuclear ribosomal ITS region and β-tubulin gene of the isolate established its T. interdigitale lineage. The patient was cured by treatment with systemic terbinafine in combination with topical application of 1% naftifine-0.25% ketaconazole cream for 2 weeks.
authors.affiliation: West China Hospital, Sichuan University - Sichuan, China.
authors.forename: Kai Wen
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Zhuang
authors.affiliation: West China Hospital, Sichuan University - Sichuan, China.
authors.forename: Ya Ling
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Dai
authors.affiliation: West China Hospital, Sichuan University - Sichuan, China.
authors.forename: Yu Ping
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Ran
authors.affiliation: West China Hospital, Sichuan University - Sichuan, China.
authors.forename: Jebina
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lama
authors.affiliation: Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University - Zhanjiang, China.
authors.forename: Yi Ming
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Fan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D046169:Dermoscopy; D005138:Eyebrows / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D009281:Naphthalenes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000077291:Terbinafine; D014005:Tinea / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014249:Trichophyton / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014510:Urease / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D009281:Naphthalenes; D014510:Urease; D000077291:Terbinafine