Tinea Capitis

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Point-of-Care Quick Reference| March 19 2013 Tinea Capitis Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Tinea Capitis. Quick References 2013; 10.1542/aap.ppcqr.396378 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter All AAP SitesAll PublicationsPediatric Care Online Search Advanced Search Topics: tinea capitis, scalp Common dermatophyte infection of the scalp. For reasons unknown, African American children are disproportionately affected. In the United States Trichophyton tonsurans, Microsporum canis, and Microsporum audouini are responsible for most cases. T tonsurans is responsible for more than 90% of US infections. Three patterns of infection may be observed. Alopecia One or more round or oval patches of partial to complete alopecia with associated scaling (Figure 1).Infections caused by T tonsurans cause hairs to break at the scalp resulting in black dot hairs (the remnants of hairs remaining within the follicle) (Figure 1).Infections caused by Microsporum species cause hairs to break further from the scalp, resulting in incomplete alopecia; black dot hairs are absent.Seborrheic Mimics seborrheic dermatitis (ie, dandruff) with patchy or diffuse whitish to gray scale (Figure 2).Alopecia may be subtle.Inflammatory: When an inflammatory response... You do not currently have access to this content.