Tinea faciei on the right eyebrow caused by trichophyton interdigitale

Tinea faciei is a relatively uncommon dermatophyte infection entailing atypical clinical symptoms,usually misdiagnosed and treated with corticosteroids. the authors describe a case of tinea faciei on the right eyebrow caused by trichophyton interdigitale. the patient was an 18-year-old girl,who had an inflammatory plaque with a scaly,pustular surface on the right eyebrow and upper eyelid,which had persisted for over 1 month. she was once misdiagnosed as having eczema and was treated using corticosteroid cream. a diagnosis of tinea faciei was made based on direct microscopy and culture. the sequencing of the nuclear ribosomal its region and β-tubulin gene of the isolate established its t. interdigitale lineage. the patient was cured by treatment with systemic terbinafine in combination with topical application of 1% naftifine-0.25% ketaconazole cream for 2 weeks. ©2016 by anais brasileiros de dermatologia.