Tinea Capitis, Dermatophytosis - DermAtlas

Contributor

Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

tinea capitis dermatophytosis

Body Site

scalp

Age

10 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

Color

red

Morphology

papulosquamous (bump, scale)

Pattern

Comments

A 10 year old girl developed pruritic moth-eaten scaly red patches of hair loss on the scalp which progressed over several months. A culture from the scalp grew Microsporum canis, and she responded slowly to oral griseofulvin. After 4 months of therapy her scalp was markedly improved and her fungal culture was negative. She had a history of playing with stray kittens in the back alley.

Description

moth-eaten hair loss with erythema, scale and crusting

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4/15/2001 22:16:40

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