Tinea Capitis, Dermatophytosis, Alopecia - DermAtlas

Contributor

Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

tinea capitis dermatophytosis alopecia

Body Site

scalp

Age

8 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

grouped, clustered

Color

pink

Morphology

papulosquamous (bump, scale)

Pattern

localized

Comments

This 8-year-old boy with Microsporum canis tinea capitis had an urticarial reaction while on oral griseofulvin and was switched to a half tablet of terbinafine daily. After 1 month of treatment he had persistent inflammation, and the dose was increased to a full tablet daily with eventual clearing over the subsequent month. It took an additional 3 months for the hair to regrow.

Description

round scaly red patches with decreased hair density

Image Added

9/26/2004 21:27:55

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