Question
A patient presented with the following as shown in the picture below to a dermatologist. The patient gave a history of shaving from a barber shop near by 4 days back. He noticed that the lesion started to develop after coming from the barber shop. Which among the following is the most common cause for the lesion seen ?
A. Tinea barbae.
B. Tinea glabrosa.
C. Tinea capitis.
D. Tinea imbricata.
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Ans:A. Tinea barbae.
The lesion shown in the picture above represents Tinea barbae (Barber’s itch) .
Tinea barbae
- It is a superficial dermatophyte infection that is limited to the bearded areas of the face and neck and occurs almost exclusively in older adolescent and adult males.
- Symptoms begin to occur when the fungal spores on the surface of our skin are given the correct surroundings to multiply.
- This prolific overgrowth leads to spores eating away at our dead skin cells, triggering an adverse reaction on our skin in the form of rashes, dry skin, itching and blistering.
- Barber’s would frequently use the same razor for each of their customers, leading to rampant outbreaks of the fungal infection.
- Treatment:
Shaving or hair depilation is recommended with warm compresses to remove crusts and debris.
Topical or oral antifungal therapy is needed.