If you rarely hear about this condition, it may be because tinea fascist is indeed often diagnosed as another condition that is more commonly heard, such as atopic dermatitis. In fact, tinea fascist is quite common in tropical regions throughout the world and infects women more often than men.
Tinea facalis or tinea faciei is a type of dermatophyte fungal infection (tinea) that depends on the host (animal and human) it lives on to survive. Keep in mind, dermatophyte mold spores can live on human skin for more than one year. This fungus can move from one host to another as a method of survival, although he can also live on the ground. Tinea facial means a dermatophyte fungal infection that occurs on human faces, especially women, and can strike at any age. This facial tinea affects hairless areas on the face such as cheeks, forehead, around the nose and eyes. Infections on the hairy areas of the face such as beards, mustaches and sideboards, are known by another term, tinea barbae.
In children, tinea infection is a common thing, but this condition rarely occurs in infants. According to research, cases of facial tinea fascia appear when parents are both infected with tinea fungus. In contrast to adults, this tinea fascial yeast infection can affect the face or the child.
Tinea fascial infections can be caused by several types of fungi, including Trichophyton rubrum, which are fungi that live on the human body, Microsporum canis from cats and dogs, and T. verrucosum from livestock. Tinea fascia caused by fungi with a human host usually results from a fungal infection that occurs in the feet (tinea pedis) or nails (tinea unguium).
The fungus that causes tinea disease thrives in damp and wet areas such as near swimming pools or bathrooms. The warm and humid climate like in tropical countries including Indonesia is also an ideal area for mushrooms to grow. The main risk factor for this disease is through direct physical contact with fungi that live on the skin of tinea sufferers. This fungus can also be transmitted through the use of personal equipment together, such as towels or cloths contaminated with fungus.
Tinea Facial Appearance and How to Handle it
Tinea fascial infection is characterized by the formation of a round patch / oval and reddish (striped) on the facial skin, with a scaly or clean surface of the skin in the middle. These patches are often accompanied by itching so that you may see scratches or scratches on the area around the spots. Exposure to sunlight can worsen this condition. These spots and clinical symptoms of tinea fascis often resemble the symptoms of other skin diseases, such as psoriasis, seborrheic dermatitis, atopic eczema, perioral dermatitis, and rosacea. Spotting the tinea fascisis will be more difficult to ascertain with the use of an ointment or oral corticosteroid drug. The use of this type of drug can cause tinea incognito, a fungal infection that is getting heavier due to the use of corticosteroid anti-inflammatory drugs. Tinea fascist can also look like festering, and this condition is called kerion. Therefore, if you experience complaints of spots on the skin that are not known why, you are advised to consult a doctor immediately.
Tinea fascia can appear suddenly and spread quickly, or vice versa very slowly with mild inflammation of the rash. The dermatologist will confirm the diagnosis of this condition through a microscope examination of flaky skin tissue.
This infection is treated by administering ointments and antifungal drugs, such as ketoconazole, miconazole, and clotrimazole ointments or terbinafine and itraconazole antifungal tablets. Patients with tinea fascist will usually improve in a period of four to six weeks. The use of antifungal ointments will be replaced with oral antifungal drugs if the previous treatment did not produce the expected changes. Treatment of fungus on the face does take several weeks to eradicate the fungus completely. But in fungal infections that fester, as in kerion, the doctor will usually give oral antifungal drugs for 6-8 weeks, because fungal infections that cause pus or abscesses are conditions of severe fungal infections. If there is a mixed infection with bacteria, the doctor will also give oral antibiotics to kill germs.
While baby sufferers are usually given amorolfine cream for two weeks. If the mother of the baby is also infected with the fungus, then breastfeeding should be stopped as long as the mother gets treatment to treat the fungal infection that is experienced.
To prevent the spread of infection, you need to break the habit of sharing personal equipment such as clothes, combs, shavers, towels or cloths. Use footwear when in a humid environment such as around a swimming pool or in a sauna. Avoid contact with animals affected by fungal infections.
Skin fungal infections are not recommended to be treated carelessly, especially with corticosteroid drugs, because these drugs can actually aggravate the infection. You can also contact a dermatologist to find out more information about the appropriate dosage of medication or prevention of tinea fascial infections, especially in infants and children. If you suspect a fungal infection has occurred, consult your doctor immediately.
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