Scalp lesions after irradiation for tinea capitis

Tinea capitis: a painful scalp lesion

Test your knowledge in our picture quiz By: Adam Duckworth, Ingrid Salvary Published: 20 January 2010 DOI: 10.1136/sbmj.b4938 Cite this as: Student BMJ 2009;17:b4938 A 9 year old girl presents to the emergency department with a painful lesion on her scalp. It was initially a small, erythematous, scaly, pruritic eruption but gradually increased in size over the previous six weeks despite several...

[Tinea capitis].

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Tinea corporis and tinea capitis.

Tinea capitis in Botswana

BACKGROUND Tinea capitis (TC) is a common dermatophyte infection of the scalp that can also involve the eyebrows and eyelashes. AIM This study aimed to find the causative fungus responsible for TC in Botswana and determine its association with the clinical types of TC. METHODS Samples for potassium hydroxide 10% mounts and fungal cultures were collected in a microbiology laboratory at the N...

Tinea Capitis in Karachi.

The etiology and prevalence of Tinea Capitis in adults and children was studied in 115 cases. The most common etiologic agent was Trichophyton Violaceum recovered from 82 63% cases, Trichophyton rubrum from 10.4%, Trichophyton tonsurans from 3.47% and Microsporum canis from 3.4% cases. The study includes seventy cases of "blackdot" ringworm of the scalp, four cases of Kerion and forty one cases...