Tinea Capitis - DermAtlas - Dermatology Image Atlas

Contributor

Kosman Sadek Zikry, MD

Diagnosis

tinea capitis

Body Site

scalp

Age

15 years

Pigmentation

medium

Organization

grouped, clustered

Color

red yellow

Morphology

papule

Pattern

asymmetric

Comments

This adolescent boy was misdiagnosed with alopecia areata and treated with oral antibiotics and topical steroids. Although the erythema, pustules and itching subsided the scale and subtle erythema became confluent on the back of the neck and scalp. He eventually cleared when tinea capitis was diagnosed and he was treated with an oral antifungal medication.

Description

multiple annular red plaque studded with pustules and thick crust and scale in the scalp

Image Added

4/9/2006 20:36:33

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