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.
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.
Tinea capitis - DermNet
网页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.
Ringworm of the Scalp (Tinea Capitis) - Healthline
网页2023年4月24日 · Ringworm of the scalp is a fungal infection. Also called Tinea capitis, it causes small patches of itchy, scaly skin. Read on to learn how to manage it.
Tinea capitis - UpToDate
网页2022年5月24日 · Tinea capitis is a fungal infection of the scalp that most often presents with pruritic, scaling areas of hair loss. Trichophyton and Microsporum species of dermatophyte fungi are the major causes of tinea capitis.
Tinea Capitis: Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment, etc.
网页2023年3月1日 · Tinea capitis (scalp ringworm) is a fungal infection of the scalp and involves both the skin and hair. Common symptoms include hair loss, dry, scaly patches, and inflamed skin. Tinea capitis is most commonly caused by Trichophyton tonsurans and Microsporum canis fungi.
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.
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 a worm...
Tinea capitis (scalp ringworm): Causes, symptoms, and treatments
网页2019年10月14日 · Tinea capitis refers to a ringworm infection that affects the scalp. The symptoms of tinea capitis include: localized pustules and red papules; focal areas of itching and scaling; hair loss
Tinea Capitis (Scalp Ringworm) - The Merck Manuals
网页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. Tinea capitis is a dermatophytosis that mainly affects children, is contagious, and can be epidemic.