38. Clinical and paraclinical characteristics of tinea faciei
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A descriptive cross-sectional and prospective study aimed to describe the clinical and paraclinical characteristics and some related factors in patients with tinea faciei. It was conducted on 108 patients diagnosed with tinea faciei at the National Hospital of Dermatology and Venereology, from September 2024 to August 2025. All patients underwent interviews, clinical examinations, direct microscopy, and fungal culture. Results shown that the mean age of patients was 25.7 years, with the 15-24 age group accounting for the highest proportion (30.6%). Males were slightly more affected than females (54.6% vs. 45.4%). Most patients lived in urban areas (57.4%), and the most common occupation was freelance labor (36.1%). The most frequent reasons for hospital visits were itching (40.7%) and erythematous papules (33.3%). Lesions were most commonly located on the cheeks (51.7%), typically presenting with 1-2 lesions of mild to moderate severity. Direct microscopy was positive in 97.2% of cases, while cultures identified several fungal species, with Trichophyton mentagrophytes (13.6%) and Trichophyton rubrum (9.1%) being the most common species. All cases where the fungus was isolated had typical lesions of cutaneous dermatophytosis.
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Tinea faciei, dermatophytes, Microsporum canis, Trichophyton mentagrophytes, Trichophyton rubrum
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