Tinea capitis - DermNet
Tinea capitis is a fungal infection of the scalp, involving both the skin and hair. It is also known as scalp ringworm. Symptoms of tinea capitis include hair loss, dry scaly areas, redness, and itch. Tinea barbae is essentially the same condition involving …
Fungal skin infections. Tinea capitis - DermNet
Tinea capitis requires oral antifungal treatment because topical agents are unable to penetrate to the base of the hair shaft. To reduce infectivity, it may be useful to wash the scalp using ketoconazole shampoo and to apply antifungal cream. Oral therapy is required for four to eight weeks, usually terbinafine or itraconazole.
Tinea capitis pathology - DermNet
Histology of tinea capitis. The causative organism determines the pattern of hair invasion. Endothrix infections – There is minimal epidermal response aside from mild hyperkeratosis (figure 1). The hyphae extend within the hair shaft and produce spores (figures 2, 3). This form is caused by Trichophyton tonsurans/violaceum.
Tinea Capitis Images - DermNet
Tinea capitis, also known as scalp ringworm, is a scalp fungal infection, involving both the skin and hair. Symptoms include hair loss, dry scaly areas, redness, and itch View pictures of tinea capitis in the gallery below.
Favus - DermNet
Favus or tinea favosa is in most cases a severe form of tinea capitis. It is caused by the dermatophyte fungus Trichophyton schoenleinii and results in a honeycomb destruction of the hair shaft. Although rare, it may sometimes occur as onychomycosis, tinea barbae, or tinea corporis. No cases of favus have been reported in New Zealand.
Tinea (fungal skin infection) - DermNet
Tinea barbae (beard) Tinea capitis (head) Tinea corporis (body) Tinea cruris (groin) Tinea faciei (face) Tinea manuum (hand) Tinea pedis (foot) Tinea unguium (nail) Sometimes, the name gives a different meaning. Tinea versicolor is more accurately called pityriasis versicolor. This is a common yeast infection on the trunk.
Pityriasis amiantacea - DermNet
Tinea capitis. Head lice and lichen simplex should also be considered. When no underlying cause is found, the condition is often called idiopathic pityriasis amiantacea. Clinical features. Pityriasis amiantacea more often affects females than males. It is …
Laboratory tests for fungal infection - DermNet
Skin, hair and nail tissue are collected for microscopy and culture (mycology) to establish or confirm the diagnosis of a fungal infection. Exposing the site to long-wavelength ultraviolet radiation (Wood lamp) can help identify some fungal infections of hair (tinea capitis) because the infected hair fluoresces green.
Diagnosis of scalp rashes - DermNet
Tinea capitis. Tinea capitis: Irregular scaly plaques with moth-eaten hair loss; May have inflammatory, abscess-like kerion; Hairs are easy to extract; Positive microscopy and culture of scrapings and extracted hair; Sometimes, fluorescence on Wood light examination
Wood lamp skin examination - DermNet
Tinea capitis—areas of scale and baldness due to fungal infection. Microsporum species fluoresce blue-green (M canis, M audouinii, M ferrugineum, M distortum); Trichophyton schoenleinii fluoresces dull blue. Fungal infection due to other organisms does not fluoresce; Head lice and scabies