RESUMEN
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.
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Humanos , Femenino , Adolescente , Tiña/patología , Trichophyton/aislamiento & purificación , Cejas/microbiología , Cejas/patología , Dermatosis Facial/microbiología , Dermatosis Facial/patología , Tiña/tratamiento farmacológico , Ureasa/análisis , Microscopía Electrónica de Rastreo , Resultado del Tratamiento , Dermoscopía , Dermatosis Facial/tratamiento farmacológico , Antifúngicos/uso terapéutico , Naftalenos/uso terapéuticoRESUMEN
Abstract Genital molluscum contagiosum is rare in children. We report a molluscum contagiosum around the vulva and anus of 9-year-old girl, which has atypical presentations and was finally confirmed by histopathological and electron microscopy findings.