Tinea faciale (a fungal infection on the face) often has pink, ring-like, slightly elevated lesions with scaling at the edge. Tinea faciale, a fungal infection of the skin of the face, is displayed in this image as the arching red edge spanning from the cheek across the nose. This image displays how tinea faciale (ringworm of the face) can present on dark skin. This image displays the outside of an eye area with a circular, scaling, pink patch due to tinea (ringworm). This image displays a lesion with a round-shaped border and scaling, typical of ringworm. Tinea infection (ringworm) is characterized by a pink to red round, scaling patch.
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Tinea faciale (a fungal infection on the face) often has pink, ring-like, slightly elevated lesions with scaling at the edge.
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Signs and Symptoms
The most common locations for facial ringworm include the following:
  • Cheeks
  • Nose
  • Around the eye
  • Chin
  • Forehead
Facial ringworm appears as one or more pink-to-red scaly patches ranging in size from 1 to 5 cm. The border of the affected skin may be raised and may contain bumps, blisters, or scabs. Often, the center of the lesion has normal-appearing skin with a ring-shaped edge, leading to the nickname "ringworm," even though it is not caused by a worm.

Facial ringworm can be itchy, and it may get worse or feel sunburned after exposure to the sun.
Last Modified: 3 Mar 2008

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