II. Epidemiology

  1. Children often acquire from dogs and cats

III. Symptoms

  1. Itching or burning Sensation
  2. Provoked by sunlight exposure

IV. Signs

  1. Location: Non-bearded face
  2. Often difficult to indentify (Tinea incognito)
    1. Minimal scale
    2. Faint erythema

V. Lab

  1. Potassium Hydroxide (KOH 20%)
    1. Scrape from active border

VII. Management

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Ontology: Tinea faciei (C0343851)

Concepts Disease or Syndrome (T047)
SnomedCT 240696004
Spanish Tiña facial, tiña facial (trastorno), tiña facial
French Dermatophytose du visage
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