Quantcast Multiple, inflammatory elevations of the skin around the hair follicle are typical of fungal infections in the beard area. This image displays a circular border of tinea (ringworm), which is most evident on the neck, but it is also seen on the cheek. Tinea barbae occurs when hair follicles and the skin surface in the beard area are infected with fungus. Fungal infection of the hair follicles, leading to pus-filled lesions and red, crusted bumps of the beard region are typical of tinea barbae. This patient has fungal infection of the hair follicles, leading to multiple red bumps and crusts rather than a circle shape of typical ringworm on the skin surface. This case of tinea barbae (a fungal infection of the beard area) has pus-filled lesions with crusting.
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Multiple, inflammatory elevations of the skin around the hair follicle are typical of fungal infections in the beard area.
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Tinea infections are commonly called ringworm because some may form a ring-like pattern on affected areas of the body. Beard ringworm (tinea barbae), also known as tinea sycosis or barber's itch, is a fungal infection of the skin, hair, and hair follicles of the beard and mustache area. Beard ringworm may be passed to other people by direct contact with infected people or animals, with contaminated objects, or from the soil.

Although beard ringworm is most common in men, it may also affect women who have dark, coarse hair on their faces and necks.
Last Modified: 22 Dec 2008

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