Tinea Faciei
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Tinea Faciei Home Care
Home care for tinea faciei includes:
Avoid scratching the
rash
:
This may make the infection worse.
Keep the skin clean and dry:
Avoid activities that make you sweat.
Bath once a day:
Dry the skin thoroughly after bathing.
Topical antifungal cream or lotion:
Clotrimazole cream
(
Lotrimin
)
Terbinafine
(
Lamisil
)
Tolnaftate
(
Tinactin
)
Oral antihistamines for
itching
:
Diphenhydramine
(
Benadryl
)
Chlorpheniramine
Loratadine
(
Claritin
)
Cetirizine
(
Zyrtec
)
Take prescribed medications as directed.
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Tinea Faciei Home Care: Warning Signs
Related Conditions
Eczema
Rashes in adults
Rashes in children
Seborrheic dermatitis
Tinea capitis
Tinea corporis
Tinea versicolor
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Last Updated: Aug 12, 2008
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Stephen J. Schueler, MD
;
John H. Beckett, MD
;
D. Scott Gettings, MD
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Tinea Faciei References:
Chan YC, Friedlander SF. New treatments for tinea capitis. Curr Opin Infect Dis. 2004 Apr;17(2):97-103.
Lin RL, Szepietowski JC, Schwartz RA. Tinea faciei, an often deceptive facial eruption. Int J Dermatol. 2004 Jun;43(6):437-40.
Stary A, Sarnow E. Fluconazole in the treatment of tinea corporis and tinea cruris. Dermatology. 1998;196(2):237-41.
