An 8-year-old boy presented to the dermatology department with a 2-month history of
progressive, patchy alopecia on the scalp. Initially, a small patch of hair loss had been …

Tinea capitis (TC) is the most common dermatophyte scalp infection in children and an
unusual dermatophytosis in adults. The clinical appearance of tinea capitis is highly variable …

An otherwise healthy 8-year-old girl presented with a 2-month history of mildly pruritic, area
of alopecia on her scalp. Examination revealed a well-circumscribed, annular (4× 3 cm) …

A 10-year-old patient presented with a seven-year history of scalp scaling, beginning with a
quarter-sized, well-demarcated scaly plaque of hair loss, previously diagnosed as …

Tinea capitis is a common fungal infection of the scalp in children. The clinical features of
this condition range from mild scaling to massive inflammation with extensive alopecia …

Tinea capitis is a common infection caused by dermatophyte fungi in children and can
sometimes occur in adults. The clinical features are variable due to the diverse immune …

CLINICAL PRESENTATION A 33-year-old woman presented with a 2-month history of
pruritic eruption and hair loss on the temporal aspect of the right side of the scalp. On clinical …

Tinea is a superficial fungal infection of the hair follicles caused by the filamentous fungi
dermatophytes that have distinct predilection parasitism for the hair. This infection affects …

Tinea capitis is a superficial fungal infection of the hair and scalp caused by dermatophytes,
usually Trichophyton and Microsporum species. 1 Tinea capitis is common in children, while …

Hair loss initially began on the frontal scalp and progressively increased in area over eight
years. On the occipital scalp, smaller patches of alopecia developed over the past two to …