Microsporum canis tinea ciliaris and blepharitis
Creach, P.; Auffret, N.; Buot, G.; Binet, O.
Annales de Dermatologie et de Venereologie 122(11-12): 773-774
1995
ISSN/ISBN: 0151-9638 PMID: 8729822 Document Number: 440357
The involvement of eyelashes and eyelids by dermatophytes is unfrequent. We describe such a case in a 48 year old woman, who presented with unilateral blepharitis, resistant to topical treatments with antiseptics, antibiotics and corticosteroids. Diagnosis was suspected by magnifying lens and Wood's light examination; Microsporum canis was isolated from broken eyelashes and scales of annular lesions of eyelids. This case emphasizes the interest of mycological examination of eyelashes and eyelids in front of a persisting unilateral blepharitis.