Two cases of tinea ciliaris with blepharitis due to M icrosporum audouinii and T richophyton verrucosum and review of the literature

Summary Dermatophytes are rarely taken into account among the causes of blepharitis. In our report, we describe a 69‐year‐old man and a 40‐year‐old woman with chronic blepharitis for 10 years and 4 years respectively, in whom we examined the scales and pulled eyelashes on direct microscopy and isolated Microsporum audouinii and Trichophyton verrrucosum in the culture. We emphasise that dermatophytes may play a role in the etiopathogenesis of chronic blepharitis. In chronic, treatment resistance blepharitis fungal infections may be considered as possible cause.