Correlation between dermoscopy and direct microscopy in Tinea barbae

Abstract Tinea barbae is a rare form of dermatophytosis that affects hair follicles of the beard and moustache. Dermoscopy could prove useful to identify parasitism of hair of the beard, just as it has proven useful in the diagnosis of tinea capitis. We present the first fully documented case series of tinea barbae with clinical, dermoscopic and mycological features.