Denouement—Continued From Page 661
July 2000
in “
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
”
TLDR Tinea faciei should be considered in neonatal vesicular lesions and confirmed with KOH examination and culture.
The document described a case of tinea faciei in a neonate, initially suspected to be herpes simplex virus infection due to the acute onset of a vesicular rash. A potassium hydroxide examination revealed fungal hyphae, and Trichophyton tonsurans was isolated, confirming the diagnosis. Tinea faciei, a dermatophyte infection, is rare in neonates and often misdiagnosed. The patient responded to 1% clotrimazole cream with slow resolution. The document emphasized the importance of considering tinea in the differential diagnosis of neonatal vesicular lesions and recommended KOH examination and culture for accurate diagnosis.