Tinea faciei in a newborn due to Trichophyton tonsurans

Meihua Fu; Yiping Ge; Wei Chen; Suying Feng; Xiaodong She; Xiaofang Li; Weida Liu

doi:10.7555/JBR.27.20120102

Meihua Fu, Yiping Ge, Wei Chen, Suying Feng, Xiaodong She, Xiaofang Li, Weida Liu. Tinea faciei in a newborn due to Trichophyton tonsurans[J]. The Journal of Biomedical Research, 2013, 27(1): 71-74. DOI: 10.7555/JBR.27.20120102

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Tinea faciei in a newborn due to Trichophyton tonsurans

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We report here the first case of neonatal tinea faciei caused by Trichophyton tonsurans in mainland China. The mother of the infant had tinea corpris and tinea capitis while the father had tinea incongnito. The infections in the parents were mycologically confirmed to be due to Trichophyton tonsurans. Ttinea faciei in the infant was cured after two-week topical use of amorolfine cream. The mother ceased breastfeeding and took oral terbinafine for 4 weeks. No recurrence was observed in the infant during 12 months of follow-up.