Abstract
Nine cases of tinea barbae mycologically examined at Nagasaki Municipal Hospital and Nagasaki University Hospital are reported and summarized. Trichophyton rubrum was isolated from all cases and the lesions were on the upper lip in all but one case. All, excluding one that was not examined, had the preceding tinea lesions (tinea pedis and/or t. cruris) on other parts of the body, suggesting these played a role as infection sources of tinea barbae in the beard region.
