Tinea capitis causes hair loss, scaling, erythema, and impetigo-like lesions. It is the most common dermatophyte infection found in children under the age of 12, especially in African Americans. A ...

Tinea capitis is the term for a ringworm infection that develops on the skin and inside the hair follicles on the scalp. Ringworm is a fungal infection that causes a bright red ring-shaped rash when ...

The fungal scalp infection tinea capitis affects an estimated 3%-13% of children. While international guidelines exist for the treatment of tinea capitis in infants and children, no such document has ...

—Scalp scaling, pruritus, and inflammation are symptoms shared by numerous other disorders, but once tinea capitis is considered, diagnosis and treatment are not complicated. Reviewed by Roger S. Ho, ...

A study of tinea capitis, using cases and controls, was carried out in Philadelphia, Pa., in 1965-66. Dermatophytes were isolated from the scalps of 472 of 1,782 persons; 83 percent were of the ...

Learn about ringworm, its symptoms, causes, types, and treatments. Discover how to identify, treat, and prevent this common ...