This image displays a small, pink, slightly raised area of skin, with scaling on the edge, typical of fungal (tinea) infections. The pink rings with scaling seen around the eye are classic of tinea faciale. This image displays the superficial skin fungal infection of the face known as tinea faciale. Tinea faciale (a fungal infection on the face) often has pink, ring-like, slightly elevated lesions with scaling at the edge. Tinea of the face can cause red, scaly, raised skin lesions. This image displays round, sharply bordered areas typical of tinea faciale. This image displays the round shape and pink, bumpy border of tinea on the face (ringworm). This image displays a classic occurrence of tinea faciale (ringworm) on the neck. This image displays scaling and a sharp edge to the affected area typical of tinea faciale, the medical term for a skin fungus ("ringworm").
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Ringworm, Facial (Tinea Faciale)  A parent's guide to condition and treatment information

Picture of Ringworm, Facial (Tinea Faciale): This image displays a small, pink, slightly raised area of skin, with scaling on the edge, typical of fungal (tinea) infections. Divider line
This image displays a small, pink, slightly raised area of skin, with scaling on the edge, typical of fungal (tinea) infections.
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Treatments Your Provider May Prescribe
To confirm the diagnosis of facial ringworm, your child's physician might scrape some surface skin materials (scales) onto a glass slide and examine them under a microscope. This procedure, called a KOH (potassium hydroxide) preparation, allows the doctor to look for tell-tale signs of fungal infection.

Once the diagnosis of facial ringworm is confirmed, your physician will probably start treatment with an antifungal medication. Most infections can be treated with topical creams and lotions, including:
  • Terbinafine
  • Clotrimazole
  • Miconazole
  • Econazole
  • Oxiconazole
  • Ciclopirox
  • Ketoconazole
  • Sulconazole
  • Naftifine
Rarely, more extensive or long-standing infections may require treatment with oral antifungal pills, including:
  • Griseofulvin
  • Terbinafine
The infection should go away within 4–6 weeks after using effective treatment.

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Last Modified: 22 Dec 2008
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