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To increase awareness of the risk of scalp dermatophyte infections by disclosing different cases of tinea capitis that had arisen shortly after hairdressing procedures and providing a comprehensive review of the existing literature. Patients and Methods: 10 cases of young, adult male patients developed tinea capitis after haircuts carried out at different local barbershops in Sardinia. A collection of data regarding age, sex, location of the disease, clinical manifestations as well as direct microscopy and cultural investigations were performed. Results: Clinical manifestations varied among patients, exhibiting both non-inflammatory and inflammatory features, cultural investigations were positive for Trichophyton tonsurans. Patients were treated with griseofulvin or terbinafine in combination with topical antimycotics. Two cases out of the ten patients developed scarring alopecia. Conclusions: Outbreaks of T. tonsurans-induced tinea capitis, linked to hairdressing, have been recorded in many different countries. Timely diagnosis and therapy are crucial, since any delay can result in disease dissemination and potential complications such as scarring alopecia, particularly in the inflammatory forms.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/jcm14020622","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,1,20]],"date-time":"2025-01-20T12:32:52Z","timestamp":1737376372000},"page":"622","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":11,"title":["Tinea Capitis Induced by Barber Shaving: Isolation of Trichophyton tonsurans"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"14","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0004-0332-8607","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Giampaolo","family":"Addari","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"UOC of Dermatology, AOU Cagliari, via Ospedale 54, 09126 Cagliari, Italy"},{"name":"School of Specialization of Dermatology and Venereology, Department Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, 09124 Cagliari, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4158-5717","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Marialuisa","family":"Corbeddu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"UOC of Dermatology, AOU Cagliari, via Ospedale 54, 09126 Cagliari, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7500-4178","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Cristina","family":"Mugheddu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"UOC of Dermatology, AOU Cagliari, via Ospedale 54, 09126 Cagliari, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mariangela","family":"Chessa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"UOC of Dermatology, AOU Cagliari, via Ospedale 54, 09126 Cagliari, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0004-5332-3003","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Grazia","family":"Vivanet","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"UOC of Dermatology, AOU Cagliari, via Ospedale 54, 09126 Cagliari, Italy"},{"name":"School of Specialization of Dermatology and Venereology, Department Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, 09124 Cagliari, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8223-6791","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Caterina","family":"Ferreli","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"UOC of Dermatology, AOU Cagliari, via Ospedale 54, 09126 Cagliari, Italy"},{"name":"School of Specialization of Dermatology and Venereology, Department Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, 09124 Cagliari, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8105-1402","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Laura","family":"Atzori","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"UOC of Dermatology, AOU Cagliari, via Ospedale 54, 09126 Cagliari, Italy"},{"name":"School of Specialization of Dermatology and Venereology, Department Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, 09124 Cagliari, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,1,19]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"91","DOI":"10.1016\/S0001-7310(08)74630-1","article-title":"Ti\u00f1a de La Cabeza","volume":"99","author":"Rebollo","year":"2008","journal-title":"Actas Dermosifiliogr."},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"151","DOI":"10.15406\/jdc.2018.02.00066","article-title":"Kerion Celsi Caused by Microsporum Gypseum: Report of Two Cases and Review","volume":"2","author":"Guzman","year":"2018","journal-title":"J. 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