Dermatophytic blepharitis due to Microsporum gypseum. An adult variety of tinea faciei with dermatophytoma

• Main Authors: Edoardo Torres - Guerrero (Author), Laura Ramos - Betancourt (Author), Erick Martínez - Herrera (Author), Stefanie Arroyo - Camarena (Author), Carlos Porras-López (Author), Roberto Arenas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Our Dermatology Online, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Tinea faciei, is a facial superficial mycosis. The most frequent etiological agents are Microsporum canis, Trichophyton rubrum and T. tonsurans. We report a 40 year-old woman, with an eight days history of an erythematous plaque on her superior right eyelid. Hyphae and dermatophytoma were easily vis...