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Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

tinea capitis

Body Site

scalp

Age

9 years

Pigmentation

dark

Organization

grouped, clustered

Color

red

Morphology

papulosquamous (bump, scale)

Pattern

asymmetric

Comments

A 9-year-old girl complained of cradle cap for over a year before developing itchy red patches on the right parietal scalp. She subsequently shed most of the hair in these areas. A culture was positive for Trichophyton tonsurans, and she was treated with oral griseofulvin with complete clearing of the tinea and regrowth of hair.

Description

red itchy scaly plaque with alopecia

Categories

infections and infestations papulosquamous eruptions hair disorders

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3/2/2003 12:56:18

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