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Tinea barbae

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

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.

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v • d • e Mycoses (B35-B49, 110-118)
Tinea: Dermatophytosis	Tinea barbae - Tinea capitis - Tinea corporis (Ringworm) - Tinea cruris - Tinea manuum - Tinea pedis (Athlete's foot) - Tinea unguium/Onychomycosis
Tinea: Other superficial mycoses	Tinea versicolor - Tinea nigra - White piedra
Dimorphic fungi	Coccidioidomycosis - Histoplasmosis - Blastomycosis - Paracoccidioidomycosis - Sporotrichosis
Other	Candidiasis (Oral candidiasis) - Chromoblastomycosis - Aspergillosis - Cryptococcosis - Phycomycosis/Mucormycosis - Mycetoma (Eumycetoma, Maduromycosis, Actinomycetoma) - Lobo's disease - Pneumocystis pneumonia