Tinea barbae

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	Tinea barbae;
	Tinea barbae or "barber's itch"
ICD-10	B35.0
ICD-9	110.0
eMedicine	derm/419

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Tinea barbae or “barber’s itch” is a fungal infection of the hair. Tinea barbae is due to a dermatophytic infection around the bearded area of men. Generally, the infection occurs as a follicular inflammation, or as a cutaneous granulomatous lesion, i.e. a chronic inflammatory reaction. It is one of the causes of Folliculitis. It is most common among agricultural workers, as the transmission is more common from animal-to-human than human-to-human. The most common causes are T. mentagrophytes and T. verrucosum.