Tinea capitis causes hair loss, scaling, erythema, and impetigo-like lesions. It is the most common dermatophyte infection found in children under the age of 12, especially in African Americans.

Tinea capitis is the term for a ringworm infection that develops on the skin and inside the hair follicles on the scalp. Ringworm is a fungal infection that causes a bright red ring-shaped rash ...

Tinea capitis can be classified by its clinical appearance into four specific presentations. 1-3 Noninflammatory “gray patch” tinea capitis. This form presents with minimal erythema and scale.

Also called Tinea capitis, this infection affects your scalp and hair shafts, causing small patches of itchy, scaly skin. Ringworm is a highly contagious infection that’s usually spread through ...

Tinea capitis is an infection with a type of fungus called a dermatophyte, which can be found in humans, animals and the environment. Its appearance may be mistaken for dandruff, alopecia ...

Cutaneous fungal infections that generally require systemic antifungal therapy include tinea capitis and onychomycosis. Tinea capitis, which is most often caused by Trichophyton tonsurans ...

HealthDay News — Specific trichoscopic findings are associated with tinea capitis (TC), according to a research letter published online January 22 in the British Journal of Dermatology.

Efficacy of the cotton swab-culture method for diagnosing tinea capitis in pediatric patients is indistinguishable to the scrape-culture method, according to a prospective study published in the ...