Diagnosis of Tinea Barbae will firstly include questions being asked from doctors about interactions with farm animals and lifestyle experiences.[3] Doctor will then gain knowledge on possible disease by microscopy, this is viewing the skin under a microscope to get an enlarge view of infected area. Skin scraping and removal of hairs on infected area will occur for medical examination.[5] To acquire causation of Tinea Barbae putting infected area under ultraviolet light can achieve this, as infection caused by animal and human contact will not show up as fluorescent under the ultraviolet light, compared to other causes of this disease.[3]