Tinea Capitis: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment - Cleveland Clinic
网页Tinea capitis, or scalp ringworm, is a fungal infection that affects your child’s scalp and hair. Symptoms of tinea capitis include swollen red patches, dry scaly rashes, itchiness and hair loss. Mold-like fungi called dermatophytes cause tinea capitis. Treatment for a tinea capitis infection involves the use of an oral antifungal medication.
Ringworm (scalp) - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic
网页2022年1月22日 · Ringworm of the scalp (tinea capitis) is a rash caused by a fungal infection. It usually causes itchy, scaly, bald patches on the head. Ringworm gets its name because of its circular appearance. No worm is involved.
Tinea capitis - DermNet
网页What is tinea capitis? 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 the beard area.
Ringworm on Scalp (Tinea Capitis): Types, Symptoms, Causes ... - Health
网页2024年2月21日 · Tinea capitis (also more commonly known as ringworm of the scalp) is a common fungal infection that affects your scalp and hair follicles. Despite its name, this infection is not caused by...
Ringworm of the Scalp (Tinea Capitis) - Healthline
网页2023年4月24日 · Also called Tinea capitis, this infection affects your scalp and hair shafts, causing small patches of itchy, scaly skin. Ringworm is a highly contagious infection that’s usually spread...
Tinea Capitis: Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment, etc.
网页2023年3月1日 · Tinea capitis is a fungal skin infection that affects the scalp and involves both skin and hair. It is also known as ringworm of the scalp. The most common …
Tinea capitis (scalp ringworm): Causes, symptoms, and treatments
网页2019年10月14日 · Tinea capitis, also called scalp ringworm, is a fungal infection. People may sometimes confuse it with other scalp conditions. Learn about its causes, symptoms, and treatments here.
Tinea Capitis (Scalp Ringworm) - The Merck Manuals
网页Key Points. Tinea capitis is a dermatophyte infection of the scalp. Diagnosis is by clinical appearance and by examination of plucked hairs or hairs and scale on potassium hydroxide wet mount. Treatment involves oral antifungals.
Ringworm (scalp) - Diagnosis & treatment - Mayo Clinic
网页2022年1月22日 · Learn more on causes, symptoms, treatments of this easily spread, itchy fungal skin infection and how to prevent it.
Scalp Ringworm (Tinea Capitis) - The Merck Manuals
网页Scalp ringworm is a dermatophyte (fungal) infection of the scalp. Symptoms of tinea capitis include a dry patch of scale, a patch of hair loss, or both on the scalp. Doctors base the diagnosis on an examination of the scalp and samples taken from the scalp.