Tinea Capitis - DermAtlas - Dermatology Image Atlas

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Kosman Sadek Zikry, MD

Diagnosis

tinea capitis

Body Site

scalp

Age

9 years

Pigmentation

dark

Organization

confluent

Color

white/hypo

Morphology

plaqulous (plaque / nodule / tumor)

Pattern

asymmetric generalized, disseminated

Comments

This 9-year-old girl developed thick scaly itchy plaques with broken hairs throughout the scalp. A seborrheic dermatitis-like pattern is a frequent presentation of tinea capitis, and the diganosis should be considered in any child who develops this clinical picture.

Description

large scattered scaly plaques with hair loss

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4/9/2006 20:42:37

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