Tinea faciei

Last Updated: 2023-07-07

Author(s): Anzengruber F., Navarini A.

ICD11: 1F28.Y

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Guinea pig mushroom.

Dermatophyte infection of the face.

Pathogen: T. mentagrophytes, M. canis (zoophilic), T. rubrum (anthropophilic).

Especially children and young people.

  • Erythematous, sharply demarcated, marginally accentuated, pruriginous, scaly plaques and follicularly bound pustules.
  • A manifestation is not infrequently visible in other localisations.

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