Tinea barbae
| Classification according to ICD-10 | |
|---|---|
| B35.0 | Tinea barbae and tinea capitis |
| ICD-10 online (WHO version 2019) | |
Tinea barbae (syn .: beard mycosis , beard lichen , beard trichophytia , sycosis parasitaria , sycosis barbae , formerly also Mentagra ) is a dermatophytosis of the face in the area of the beard hair in men. Disease triggers are dermatophytes , mostly Trichophyton mentagrophytes (main host rodents) or Trichophyton verrucosum (main host cattle), but also other Trichophyton and Microsporum species. The infection usually occurs through contact with animals.
The fungal disease usually shows up as reddish, scaly, round patches that turn into furuncle-like nodules and pustules attached to the hair follicles . They can also form larger abscesses through association . The whiskers in the affected area are usually easy to pluck out. Swelling of the regional lymph nodes and fever may also occur.
Treatment is usually local and systemic with antimycotics . A full shave is recommended. If left untreated, the disease usually heals spontaneously, but with the formation of hairless scars .
literature
- Peter Altmeyer , Martina Bacharach-Buhles: Springer Encyclopedia Dermatology, Allergology, Environmental Medicine. Springer, Berlin et al. 2002, ISBN 3-540-41361-8 , p. 1576.
Remarks
- ↑ Julius Rosenbaum : History of the lust epidemic in antiquity together with detailed studies of the Venus and phallic cults, brothels, Νοῦσος ϑήλεια of the Scythians, paederasty and other sexual excesses of the ancients presented as 'contributions to the correct explanation of their writings'. 7th edition, Barsdorf, Berlin 1904, pp. 249-266 ( Das Mentagra ).
