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- Title:
- Tinea Capitis
- Description:
- Tinea capitis - non-scarring patch of alopecia with follicular scales
A common form of fungus infection of the scalp caused by various species of Microsporum and Trichophyton on or within hair shafts, occurring most commonly in children and characterized by irregularly placed and variously sized patches of apparent baldness because of hairs breaking off at the surface of the scalp, scaling, black dots (see black-dot ringworm), and occasionally erythema and pyoderma.
- Keyword:
- Signs and Symptoms, Bacterial Infections and Mycoses, patches of baldness, Fungal infection of scalp, Pathological Conditions
- Subject:
- Tinea Capitis, Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases
- Creator:
- Dr. P.N. Girish, MBBS, MD, DDV, DNB
AJ Institute of Medical Science
- Publisher:
- AJ Institute of Medical Science
- Language:
- English
- Copyright Holder:
- AJ Institute of Medical Science
- Rights:
- http://www.i-human.com/service-agreement-print
- Resource Type:
- Photo
- Identifier:
- 1991
- Title:
- Tinea Capitis
- Description:
- Tinea capitis - close-up of the lesion showing follicular papules
A common form of fungus infection of the scalp caused by various species of Microsporum and Trichophyton on or within hair shafts, occurring most commonly in children and characterized by irregularly placed and variously sized patches of apparent baldness because of hairs breaking off at the surface of the scalp, scaling, black dots (see black-dot ringworm), and occasionally erythema and pyoderma.
- Keyword:
- Pathological Conditions, patches of baldness, Fungal infection of scalp, Bacterial Infections and Mycoses, Signs and Symptoms
- Subject:
- Tinea Capitis, Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases
- Creator:
- Dr. P.N. Girish, MBBS, MD, DDV, DNB
AJ Institute of Medical Science
- Publisher:
- AJ Institute of Medical Science
- Language:
- English
- Copyright Holder:
- AJ Institute of Medical Science
- Rights:
- http://www.i-human.com/service-agreement-print
- Resource Type:
- Photo
- Identifier:
- 1990
