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Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

tinea capitis dermatophytosis black dot ringworm

Body Site

scalp

Age

9 years

Pigmentation

dark

Organization

Color

black

Morphology

macular / flat (macule / patch)

Pattern

Comments

These brothers developed black dot ringworm with minimal inflammation and pruritus but dramatic hair loss. Cultures from the scalp of both boys grew Trichophyton tonsurans

Description

multiple "moth-eaten" patches of hair loss with scale and "black dot" ringworm

Categories

infections and infestations hair disorders

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4/15/2001 22:29:34

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PubMed Medline Plus Medscape

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